Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Barbeau and Mr. Rheault, thank you for taking part in this study. I think it's important.
I should point out that Air Canada has never shied away when it was invited to the Standing Committee on Official Languages. That is to your credit.
Now, Mr. Rheault, I listened to what you said, and, honestly, when I received the notice of meeting, I wondered why Air Canada was going to appear here. We're talking about administrative penalties. Let us be clear, they're actually fines. It sounds like the government wants to confirm with one of the four organizations identified in the proposed regulations that what it's proposing is correct.
I'm sorry, but the government has to take responsibility. I think that to determine whether it's appropriate, it should have consulted lawyers or citizens rather than an organization that would potentially have to pay fines.
I find that rather strange, and I think it was the Liberal Party that invited you here. Thank you for being here, but how do you explain that?