And just for the sake of clarification, since many are arguing against a straw man, if you look beyond that short, one-dimensional article you will discover that much has been left out.
(Could it be that a reporter used a hyperbolic headline and exclusion of facts to exploit cultural biases, incite controversy, & bring in more readers/traffic? Nah, can't be.)Here is a broader picture.
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Three of the country's major airlines are finally being forced - after a six-year-legal battle - to make additional seats available at no charge to disabled or obese passengers who need the extra room.... The agency issued an order last January requiring the companies to adopt a policy of "one person, one fare."
That would mean, for example, that a disabled person who needs additional room for a wheelchair or stretcher, or an obese person who needs an additional seat, couldn't be charged extra.
It would also mean that, if a disabled person has to be accompanied by an attendant, the attendant would ride for free.
So who here still takes issue?

Either tell me that all those that are disabled can suck it... or tell me why it was okay to tell the obese to suck it but you suddenly don't have much to say now.
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Joanne Neubauer of Victoria, one of two disabled people whose complaints sparked the case, said the news Thursday made her feel like "an equal citizen in this country."
"I'm pretty happy," said Neubauer, who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and uses a motorized wheelchair. "I'm glad that they saw the wisdom, and justice prevailed."
The other original plaintiff, Eric Norman of Gander, N.L., suffered from a crippling spinal tumour that required frequent flights to Toronto for medical treatment. He has died since the legal proceedings were launched in 2002.
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Marc Comeau of the Canadian Transportation Agency said it's conceivable that not everyone who claims to be disabled will qualify for free seats. Obesity, for example, has been deemed a disability for legal purpose in some cases but not in all... Bus, train and ferry companies have long made arrangements for free extra seats, but the airline industry had argued it would lose too much money by doing the same.
The transportation agency rejected claims that providing extra seats would impose an "undue hardship" on airlines, saying they can afford the financial burden. (Anonycat says, "Damn straight".)
The agency estimated the cost to Air Canada at about $7 million a year and to WestJet at about $1.5 million a year. That amounts to about 77 cents a ticket for Air Canada and 44 cents for WestJet.
To put it another way, the agency said the cost would be 0.09 per cent of Air Canada's annual passenger revenue and 0.16 per cent of WestJet's revenue.
So...
If the airlines did decide to regain the lost revenue by upping the cost of your ticket, is your 77 cents more important to you than easing one of the many struggles a disabled person must endure and fight through everyday of their life?
Really? 
Who cares, cause you are healthy and you've got your seat, right?