Nathaniel Erskine-Smith at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On March 11th, 2021. See this statement in context.

March 11th, 2021 / 12:10 p.m.

Liberal

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Thanks very much, Madam Chair.

I want to start with Mr. Gibbons.

I agree, by the way, that the travel rules ought to be altered and that we should have a much stronger focus on testing. I think that would be better for everyone.

When we look at the potential federal support, we've seen the federal government commit to supporting the airline sector. When you look at the crisis in 2009, the Conservative government of the day supported the auto industry and took equity. When you look at what Germany has done with Lufthansa, it's a significant bailout, but again, they're taking a government stake.

Is this something that the federal government ought to consider and if not, why not?

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