Business Brief: Bad, better and beyond

Good morning. The Bank of Canada is expected to cut its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday, in a decision that highlights how much of the country's outlook rests upon shaky geopolitical ground. We have more on what to make of another cut, but first: In the news Pilots and air-traffic controllers are urging Ottawa to launch a top-to-bottom review of the aviation sector, pointing to staff shortages and a profit-first approach they say have led to the air travel system's decline in reliability. Canadian Western Bank says it postponed the release of its fourth-quarter earnings owing to a recent legal…