What the minister says is absolutely correct. Parliament's powers are framed by certain constitutional limits. No provision of the Constitution of Canada refers to official languages as such, as you know. When Parliament legislates in the area of official languages, it is always in reference to another of its powers contained in the Canadian Constitution.
In this case, the Parliament of Canada would make use of the fact that federal businesses come under its jurisdiction. Consequently, it can impose official languages obligations, but not only on businesses coming under the authority of the Parliament of Canada. In the past, for example, Parliament was unable to impose all the provisions of the Official Languages Act because Petro-Canada, after being privatized, was no longer a business reporting to the Parliament of Canada. It's the same thing, it's the same principle that applies in this case. There are certain limits.
As to Air Canada businesses, as I said a little earlier, the question is whether or not a specific business comes under the legislative authority of the Parliament of Canada. That's a question of law, of course, but it's also a question of fact. What are the facts as we know them now? Among the businesses that clearly come under the legislative authority of Parliament, there's obviously Air Canada, the main company. It still exists, and the Official Languages Act applies to the company under subsection 10(1), which is not amended by this bill. That provision remains in existence and in effect. This company is clearly federal. Air Canada Ground Handling, Air Canada Technical Services and Air Canada Cargo would be three businesses coming under the legislative authority of the Parliament of Canada, in our view. Obviously, Air Canada Jazz is an airline and is therefore federal. In the case of Aeroplan, Air Canada Online, Air Canada Vacations and Air Canada Capital, which is a corporation, we feel that those businesses do not fall under the legislative authority of Parliament and, consequently, are not governed by subsection 10.2(1).