Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, colleagues.
I just want to table this motion to build upon the process that has happened in the House of Commons, where Mr. Byrne's motion passed. I thought it was a good discussion. I've been talking with the different air carriers, even today, and there is an interest in examining what a potential bill could be and what set of rules there could be out there for customers and the industry. So there seems to be a high degree of interest.
This is straightforward. I'm hoping we can continue in that spirit and pass the motion, and then in the fall, when we sit down to do our legislative ordering and business and so forth, we can bring forth some witnesses and take advantage of that goodwill. Now, the industry is also concerned about some other issues, but this one has been very important to consumers.
I was pleased to see the government support this, because I think it leads to some issues that need to be clarified in the industry. Just last night we were getting testimony coming back that the re-routing of carriers into London, Ontario, had resulted in thousands of people being stranded for hours. I understand very little assistance was provided; there was no food, no water, and toilets were overflowing again. Mr. Watson may have more details. I know a couple of people who were there.
These are some of the issues that keep popping up, which aren't very productive, but very negative. So I'd like to build upon the cooperation that's been happening in the House with Mr. Byrne's motion and hopefully move this forward with some discussion in the committee in the fall.