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

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

No, it's not your time.

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

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

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—

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

Mr. Doherty, if I may—

Todd Doherty Conservative Cariboo—Prince George, BC

Mr. Chair—

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.

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.

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—

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

Minister, this is your time now—

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

Thank you.

The Chair Liberal Vance Badawey

—to answer the question. Thank you.

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.

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.

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?

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—

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—