Mr. Maloway, your bill will not solve the Cubana situation. That's what I wanted to say to you, that it will not solve such incidents. It may make airline companies accountable, and if so, then we will follow you in this debate.
The Bloc Québécois called on the government to introduce its own bill, because we wanted to solve the Cubana situation. We need a very in-depth analysis from Transport Canada to determine who is responsible for what. I have analyzed the Cubana situation. There were Quebeckers on board. I read the letters of all those involved. No one is claiming responsibility for anything. But at the end of the day, travellers were stuck on an aircraft for 17 hours. In my opinion, the airport authority had a share of the responsibility. The government should have introduced a bill. We'll see.
My problem is that your bill does not solve the Cubana situation. I can't amend it. As you know, it is a private member's bill. The penalties can always be adjusted if we feel they are too harsh or not harsh enough, but I cannot make any amendments to the bill. If I included the airport authorities, it would be ruled out of order by the House of Commons law clerk. That's what I want you to understand. You must not believe that this will solve a problem like the Cubana incident. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, I'm just saying that your bill will not solve the Cubana situation.