Let me start by talking a bit about how WestJet, as you mentioned, even absent obligations under the Official Languages Act, is already providing the type of service that normally you would see on Air Canada, which is subject to the act. I think what we're seeing is that the major air carriers such as WestJet, Porter, and Air Transat, see what their market is demanding of them. On a flight to Ottawa, they see that there is more than likely to be a significant percentage of bilingual or francophone passengers on that flight, and as such, the market drives them to provide that service.
At the beginning of my presentation, I talked about how the government has made a conscious decision to let these airlines function by the market. I think that's a good example of where the market is driving them, where we already have Air Canada as a result of the OLA.
We're aware that the former official languages commissioner did pose the question about extending those provisions to other air carriers, and it's a subject we're studying closely. Again, this is where I think we'll be turning to the advice of this committee in that regard. Again, it's a multi-departmental effort in terms of looking at that issue.
At this point in time, I'll just note that it is something we're studying, and we'll look forward to the advice of this committee as we continue studying that question.