In answer to Mr. Jean's question, “Who does this affect?”, it's very clear in proposed subsection 86.1 that we're talking about “prices for air services within, or originating in, Canada”. So the real question is whether we leave it to the minister's discretion or whether there is a mandate and an obligation to make those regulations. I think Mr. Laframboise and Mr. Scott have raised the point very effectively. There's no doubt the public wants to see regulations in this regard and there's no doubt that giving the option to the minister is a loophole. I think it's fair to say on this committee that what we want to do is close that loophole and make sure those regulations are made in the public interest. That's why I support Mr. McGuinty's amendment.
Getting back to the government's proposed amendment, which doesn't change anything, except, I imagine, to take a little bit of discretion away from the agency, it continues to provide the discretion to the minister. I think it's missing the point: we don't want to give discretion to the minister. We want the minister to put together the regulations that should be required under this act. That's why the word “shall” is being proposed in amendment L-3.1., and I think that's where we should be going.