Mr. Lukács, when Minister Garneau appeared before the committee, he expressed concerns about the financial difficulties faced by the major airlines. His concern, specifically—and we've heard similar concerns from Mr. El-Khoury—was that if the government were to force the airlines to provide the refunds, certain airlines that are facing financial difficulties might go bankrupt.
Is this really a fair assessment of the airlines' ability to pay these refunds? What have you learned in your research?