I don't know the answer to that. You would have to get inside Mr. Rousseau's head and Air Canada's—the employer's—head. I believe they knew that they were going to be saved, that the government was going to ride in on its white horse and save the day. They expected our members to fold and go back to work, but clearly that wasn't the case. If things had changed, if there were a mediator who could have shamed Air Canada.... Who knows? Hindsight is, as they say, 100%.
