Evidence of meeting #6 for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was aircraft.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

David Turnbull  Director, National Aircraft Certification, Department of Transport
Murray Strom  Vice-President, Flight Operations, Air Canada
Scott Wilson  Vice-President, Flight Operations, WestJet Airlines Ltd.
John Hudson  Acting Director, Flight Operations, Sunwing Airlines
Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Caroline Bosc

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

No, it's not your time.

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Liberal

Marc Garneau Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, QC

No, it isn't your time; it's my time to answer you.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

Hold on. Minister, if I may—

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

Minister, you'll understand—

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

Mr. Doherty, if I may—

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

Mr. Chair—

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

—it's my time right now.

As the chair of this committee, I want you to understand that this is not your time; this is the committee's time.

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

It is my time.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

You're just getting 10 minutes of it. Show some respect. If you're going to ask a question—

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

I am showing respect.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

—then have respect enough to get the answer.

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

If you will—

4:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

Minister, this is your time now—

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Liberal

Marc Garneau Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, QC

Thank you.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

—to answer the question. Thank you.

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Liberal

Marc Garneau Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, QC

And you are not showing respect.

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

I was.

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Liberal

Marc Garneau Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, QC

But you said in one of your comments that all the experts agreed this airplane should not be recertified.

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

No, that's not what I said. I said your technical experts.

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Liberal

Marc Garneau Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, QC

With all due respect, Mr. Doherty, you do not understand the complexity of this situation. That's something that is very, very clear.

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

Do you understand the complexity of it?

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Liberal

Marc Garneau Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, QC

Yes, I do, actually.

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

Oh, you do. Okay. So—

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Liberal

Marc Garneau Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, QC

And so regarding your statement that this airplane should not be—

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Conservative

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

Minister, then you'll understand my frustration—