On the air side, I would refer to two areas.
To begin my remarks, I would say that we've worked closely with the air industry in terms of its associations. We've worked closely with the agency in terms of its experience with carriers in a range of areas, and we have tried to build in responses to the kinds of issues they have raised.
The one area where we have had concerns raised--from this committee but also from stakeholders--relates to consumer group concerns about adequate protection in the case of airfare advertising. In that case, again, this legislation includes a specific component, a specific element, that would allow the minister to enable the agency to pass regulations, if needed, with respect to airfare advertising. It would put into place, for the first time, specific guidelines in terms of expectations of behaviour from carriers in Canada with respect to airfare advertising. So we feel that we have addressed the concerns while retaining sufficient flexibility to respond to changing market circumstances with respect to airfare advertising.
The second area in which consumer groups have expressed some concern is the intent to not renew the commissioner of air travel complaints. I know that has generated some interest in a number of quarters. We have emphasized very strongly through this legislation that the informal complaints resolution function, which has really become a core function of the agency, should continue, should be made permanent. We feel that this responds to the need from passengers to have a sounding board without necessarily having the head, the individual, in that particular role.