Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I looked at Mr. Julian's motion. It's my information that Air Canada has in fact not chosen in any way to shift maintenance jobs to low-cost facilities, as it's been contended in Mr. Julian's motion. As I understand it, Mr. Chair, the decision was in fact a decision of Delta Airlines, not Air Canada, to cancel their maintenance contract with Air Canada, which is what happened, and this is beyond the realm of Air Canada. They were just the recipient of commercial news. They're not a charity; they're a public company. It seems to me that we, as parliamentarians, shouldn't be interfering in a commercial arrangement that's occurred. This is not Air Canada's fault, if they lose a contract.
I do acknowledge that it is indeed very unfortunate that there's been a significant reduction in the facility, and there's no question that there will be several hundred workers affected. But I just don't see a sanction of Air Canada as being.... It's not their fault, and I don't see us, as parliamentarians, getting involved in a commercial transaction dispute. It's not even a dispute; it's a decision of a commercial transaction.
That's my reaction, Mr. Chairman, to Mr. Julian's motion.