I just have a comment. Along with Mr. Watson, about a year and a half ago I had an experience where I spent three hours on the tarmac at Ottawa airport. We were diverted from Toronto. That was after the Air France plane ran off the runway. We ended up here. The problem in that case was that there were not enough customs people to handle the flights that had been diverted. We sat for three hours, and it was hot, and basically it was very frustrating to be within 100 or 200 feet of an airport where we quite often come in and out without any problem and to be stuck.
One of the problems was that there was no support from the airline, from Air Canada, in terms of those who had to stay overnight because it was late. I had to find accommodation here, believe it or not. My usual accommodation was not available. I got no compensation for that. Just a letter of apology from the airline was all that ultimately happened. Obviously, I was one of several hundred people on that flight.
I am concerned that we do something. I appreciate Mr. Jean saying that the existing set of regulations appears to be...I don't think he used the word “mishmash”, but he was saying that they come from a variety of areas and they are difficult to collate. I think that is important to do, but it is important as well that we look at the issue and fully understand it.
Mr. Watson said he didn't understand it. He expressed his lack of understanding of it when asked by other passengers, and I would have to admit I'm in the same position. I think it is important for us to know what they are, but if there are these little stories that anecdotally come together, perhaps it is something that's worthwhile as a follow-up to Mr. Byrne's motion, which was passed, that we in fact do assess it and do study it.