Just touching on what my colleague said, I want to take the discussion to a little bit of a macro level.
We know we have the fifth-largest aerospace industry in the world. It is not first; it is fifth. In order to fight for that position, we need to be competitive.
I have some stats here. The aerospace industry directly employs 76,000 people, 25,000 of those being from Air Canada. It also contributes $13.1 billion to our GDP.
We really require this aerospace industry to be competitive. In fact, the Emerson report itself urged Canada to promote its aerospace industry abroad and to negotiate co-operation agreements with emerging industry players, such as China and India. Not only are we in a competitive aerospace industry, but we have others joining the competition.
Having said that, I really believe we should do as much as we can not to hinder our competitive advantage.