IMHO, the goverment cannot allow the air transportation system to come to a halt. Air Canada is the only major game in town and it is summer! There is a great deal of postering going on. The public reaction to a strike will be very negative and the cries for foreign carriers in Canada will grow louder. The pilots know this, the AC management knows the consequences and the government is in a bind. This is an interesting situation and makes for good labour relation case studies in the future.