Thank you for that answer.
I just have a comment to make, Madam Chair.
I find it really interesting that there seems to have been a very cozy relationship between big business and government over the past two years. I don't think it's without coincidence that Air Canada purchased the C Series jet, thereby helping a Canadian company, while at the same time provisions concerning maintenance facilities for Air Canada in Winnipeg were watered down. We also now have a bill in front of us that would essentially allow joint ventures, like the one proposed in 2011 between Air Canada and United Airlines, to proceed without a rigorous, mandatory Competition Bureau review. It would also remove the ability of the bureau to directly negotiate the terms and conditions of those joint ventures.
I think it's concerning. Ultimately, the bureau is a world-class organization that has done very good work over the last number of years in enforcing competition and creating greater competition for Canadian consumers. I worry that this legislation weakens the powers of the bureau to continue that role in its world-class manner.
Thank you.