Phase II of the Unemployment Insurance Act was the route we studied and decided upon when we were seeking public funding to help with our training costs. We had discussions with the Department on this matter. Unfortunately, at that time, we were told that training unilingual employees did not meet phase II criteria.
As for the current bill, it only imposes obligations to which we are already subject. It is not for Air Canada to tell Parliament what to do. It is up to Parliament to decide wether it wishes to adopt this bill. Our position does not conflict with the tenets of the Official Languages Act.
I would like to give an example of what Air Canada has done to improve its level of bilingualism. Ms.Barbot said earlier that we have not done all what is necessary to respect our obligations. Nevertheless, we have undertaken considerable efforts.