John McCallum at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On October 28th, 2010. See this statement in context.

October 28th, 2010 / 11:20 a.m.

Liberal

John McCallum Liberal Markham—Unionville, ON

Thank you.

I have one quick last question on a different subject. I understand that over 5,000 Air Canada maintenance jobs might be at risk of moving to Costa Rica or El Salvador. The law states that those jobs should be in three Canadian cities, but I understand it is an issue because Air Canada is no longer the majority owner of those maintenance facilities. My question to you is this. Are you going to take action to protect those 5,000-plus, well-paying permanent jobs?

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