All four options would necessitate an amendment to the Air Canada Public Participation Act. Some would require shorter amendments, whereas others would necessitate more detailed provisions.
For instance, the provisions of the enabling legislation would have to list the offences that could be sanctioned by fines. Generally, this type of provision not only lists the offences and the minimum and maximum fines, but also the mitigating or aggravating factors. For instance, if Air Canada were to commit the same offence several times, the amount of the fine could be increased.
Such a regime would not be extremely detailed in the legislation, but it would nevertheless necessitate that we adopt certain legislative provisions. With regard to the administrative monetary penalties, you would have to amend the enabling act to give the power...