Air Canada strike: As intervention calls grow, were not going to do that, Trudeau says [Video]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the onus is on Air Canada and the pilots’ union to reach a deal to avoid a strike or lockout — and not on the federal government.

“Every time there’s a strike, people say, ‘Oh, you’ll get the government to come in and fix it.’ We’re not going to do that,” Trudeau said, speaking to reporters in Montreal on Friday.

“I’m not going to put my thumb on the scale on either side. It is up to Air Canada and the pilots union to do the work to figure out how to make sure that they are not hurting millions of Canadians who rely on air travel, thousands and thousands of businesses across this country who will be hurt if they can’t get the work done at the bargaining table,” he said.

Trudeau said the federal government is continuing to put “pressure” on Air Canada …