Mr. Chair, ultimately I made the decision to attend and speak at the event. My intentions were absolutely sincere.
It's a very challenging time for Air Canada. I wanted to update the business community and our many partners in Montreal about our plans for the future. We are an integral part of the community in Montreal. We have been instrumental in making Montreal airport one of the busiest airports in North America.
I took the decision with very good intention, and I wanted to ensure that the audience at the event understood clearly what I needed to say. At that point in time, my French was not strong and so I chose to do the speech in English.