Gilbert McMullen, Mario Longo, and I had an opportunity to meet with Mr. Garneau at the end of November. We spent an hour with him. He told us clearly that the matter was before the courts at that time and he definitely remembered that he had supported us in 2012. We even gave him the statements by MPs Marlene Jennings and Stéphane Dion and by Justin Trudeau, the present prime minister. We were pleased that a Liberal government had been elected, a government that accepted this fact and that supported us at the time. Then, given that he had just taken office, he simply told us that the matter was before the courts and he was going to wait to see whether Air Canada would take the case to the Supreme Court. He told us that he would communicate with us about that. We were very happy with the meeting when we left. At least people were going to be looking after things. After that, the door was simply closed. We requested further meetings, but they never materialized.
Today, we are here before you and we are looking at a bill that should not exist. The law is clear. We have won twice, in the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal. There was a unanimous judgment of five judges. There are 400 aircraft outside the country.
We are in proactive mode. We want to make a plan with you, the government of Quebec, and Air Canada so this matter can be resolved to everyone's satisfaction, in the interests of the Quebec and Canadian economy.