Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
I wish to welcome the commissioner and the members of his team.
First of all, if I've understood correctly, employees will be allowed to choose the language of work that suits them. Back home in Manitoba, when we established the first bilingual service centres, if we hadn't insisted on French as a language of work, English would have superceded French. That's normal: that's what happens in 90% of cases.
You also said earlier that Air Canada Jazz had no linguistic obligations. As a general rule, that company serves small communities. Indeed, Air Canada itself covers Montreal, Toronto and the major centres. In places like Moncton, Winnipeg and Northern Ontario, which are served by Air Canada Jazz, francophones represent 4% and in some case of the population. These people already face major challenges in obtaining French services. It's therefore very ironic that there is no obligation imposed on Air Canada Jazz when it comes to language; it should be the reverse.
In any case, if you have time, I'd like you to tell me what you think of this notion that other airlines should be subjected to the Official Languages Act.
Thank you.