Ms. Chantal Bernier at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

I think you've said it very well right at the outset. Geography works against us here, in addition to international law. The fact is that to have practical international travel between Canada and, say, South America, there is no other choice but to fly over the United States, and there is no other choice but to abide by United States law. So our objective must be to impress upon the United States the protections we want for the rights of Canadians in these circumstances.