I have a minute and a half.
Great.
In Transport Canada's document on the proposed amendments to the act, it says that Quebec anticipates the establishment of a centre of excellence expected to create jobs. Having a labour background, I tend to view that as good intentions; no guarantees have been made, no numbers have been laid out, and no targets have been set. We are talking in theoretical terms about potential jobs stemming from the maintenance of the C Series aircraft, and it will be years before heavy maintenance work, similar to that previously performed on Air Canada's Boeing and Airbus aircraft, is necessary.
Some 2,600 jobs were lost, and the government hopes to create more but has no idea as to how many. Those aren't reassuring words from a government that claims it wants to foster job creation.