Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Maloway, I have two examples to give you. I have travelled a great deal over the past 30 years. The first time that I went to Jamaica, the aircraft had been overbooked. It was an Air Canada flight. For those who were unable to take the flight, the company paid for our stay at a hotel, our supper and compensation in the amount of $200 per person. The return trip to and from the hotel was also the responsibility of Air Canada.
This happened to me a second time not very long ago. At the time, I was not a member of the House of Commons. It also happened to me again recently when I went out west with the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food to meet with provincial representatives from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. I left Montreal at 9 a.m. for a trip that was to last 8 hours. It took me 18 hours to get to Kelowna, British Columbia. I waited 4 hours in Montreal because Air Canada did not have the right aircraft. In Toronto, I waited another 4 hours. In Vancouver, the wait was 2 hours.
What penalty would Air Canada have paid in a case like that, according to your explanation? According to your bill, what would the penalty have been?