Canada at War: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Seven to Fourteen

Details of the new U.S.-Canadian air agreement were announced this week. Now, instead of one Dominion airline crossing the border, there would be seven. The eight transborder routes operated by Americans were increased to 14.

Added to the Toronto-New York City flight were these new routes for Trans-Canada Air Lines: Halifax to Boston, Toronto to Cleveland, Toronto to Chicago, Port Arthur to Duluth, Victoria to Seattle, Whitehorse to Fairbanks. The new U.S. commercial routes: New York City (or Boston) to Quebec, New York City to Ottawa (or Montreal), Washington to Ottawa (or Montreal), Seattle to Whitehorse.

U.S.-born Clarence Decatur Howe, Minister...

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