Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First, I would like to thank the Aveos workers who are here in this room with us today.
Good morning, Minister Lebel. Thank you for joining us this morning.
The main estimates show a reduction of $17 million in air safety, a cut of about 7%. We are also aware that the closing of Aveos means that the maintenance of Air Canada aircraft is being exported. It is unacceptable that this government is allowing the maintenance of our aircraft and our air safety to be exported to El Salvador. It is essential that Aveos continue to guarantee air safety in Canada and that our aircraft be maintained here, under Canadian safety standards.
What is the government going to do to solve this problem? How does it justify the cuts to safety and how will it respond in the event of an incident in the air?