All right. I will read the motion I initially introduced:
Whereas Air Canada has been subject to the full Official Languages Act for close to 50 years; The committee recommends that the Government of Canada take immediate action regarding Air Canada following the release of the special report by the Commissioner of Official Languages.
The committee recommends: a) That the government strengthen the enforcement regime applicable to Air Canada and expand the powers of the Official Languages Commissioner, in particular to enter into compliance agreements. b) That the government amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act to give the Federal Court the power to award damages for violations of certain provisions of the Official Languages Act without the claimant having to prove an actual loss stemming from the violation. The Federal Court could assess damages based on a number of explicit factors to be taken into consideration. c) That the government introduce provisions for fines to be imposed by the courts for certain regulatory violations. d) That the government provide for administrative monetary penalties that can be issued in response to non-compliance with the legislation.
Those are essentially the four solutions outlined in the Commissioner's report.
I had originally proposed that “immediate action” be taken. Instead of “immediate action,” the amended motion refers to evaluating “the feasibility and desirability of implementing” those four solutions.
The idea would thus be to call on the government to analyze the proposals rather than take immediate action and to present a bill. In that way, committee members could obtain a report from the government informing us whether that is feasible.