It seems that every few months or so the CBC manages to squeeze in a story about "evil AC making families pay for seat assignments" somewhere in between their usual daily propaganda topics. Unless these entitled parents of a 2 yr old brat have been living under a rock, they should know that airlines charge fees for just about everything. It is what it is, get over it. I'm sure they spend money on extra crap for the kid all the time, so pay the ***** $40 and shut up! Then they don't have to stress over where they're going to sit and won't annoy other flyers or the gate agent by asking to switch seats.