Mr. Rovinescu, clearly, when you have a great deal of money, it is easy to hide behind an army of lawyers from large legal firms to circumvent the spirit of the law in order to preserve the bonuses of Aveos' senior management.
At least the former president of Air Canada was honest enough to recognize that these maintenance facilities were important for the cities of Montreal, Winnipeg and Mississauga. They performed not only day-to-day maintenance but also general overhauls. Both aspects are important.
When testifying before the parliamentary committee in 1988, the president of Air Canada acknowledged that, according to the act, it was important to maintain a major maintenance and overhaul facility in Winnipeg. He also added that the increasing demand for maintenance and overhaul would guarantee that much of the work would continue to be done in Winnipeg. Major maintenance and overhaul work is required on every aircraft after a certain number of hours of flight time and therefore it was important that the airport have at least one hangar in Winnipeg and that there be others in Montreal and Toronto.
How do you intend to comply with the obligations set out in the Air Canada Public Participation Act to maintain these maintenance and overhaul facilities in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg?