The fact that Air Canada is a private company in a regulated world obviously places it in competition with other carriers. I looked through the whole report earlier, and I recall that, several times, previous reports have proposed that all transportation companies be subject to official languages.
Obviously, no government has ever gone so far. Inevitably, once again, in the competitive environment that Air Canada is in, once it is subject to this legislation and the other carriers are not, it must pay related fees. Its representatives have explained it to us. There are costs associated with implementing the act. The other companies do not have to pay that money.
If we want more competition in Canada, if we want the rules to be fair for everyone, shouldn't all airlines be subject to the act?