Mr. Speaker, I would point out to my Reform colleague that although we sometimes talk about Reform measures, I have a feeling that we are dealing with Conservative measures from 20 years ago, when we discuss language in air navigation services. Moreover, my colleague is a private pilot and I find it fascinating to hear him say such things.
I think that French has been used as a language in Quebec airspace since 1977 or 1980-I am too young to remember-and it has been demonstrated that safety is not threatened. It was proven a long time ago that, for example, if a pilot landing a 747 in Montreal exchanges traffic or flight information with the air traffic controller in Dorval or Mirabel in French, safety is not compromised. This was the subject of a debate several years ago. Some members of Parliament even said: "If bilingualism ever comes into effect in Quebec, I will no longer want to fly in that province's airspace". Come on. That is just another case of scaremongering. This is incredible. All this to tell him that I am a little disappointed to see us get into this debate, which, in fact, is beside the point.
I would like to put a question to my colleague, whose speech was full of praise. As a pilot, I, of course, see this whole matter from a certain angle while she, as a passenger, sees the potential commercial effect on safety. I would like to know how, as a passenger and user of air transportation services, my colleague feels about this bill, which might threaten the safety of airline passengers.