Before being privatized, Air Canada had always been considered to be the national carrier. An illustration of this is that, whenever there is a labour dispute, Air Canada is the only company that gets special legislation from the government to make the employees go back to work. We can say that it is considered to be an essential service. When the company was privatized in 1988, obligations were imposed.
It is very important for the economy that these jobs stay here. I'm sorry, but I have lost my train of thought somewhat.