As you can tell by Matt's and my opening remarks, we've been comparing notes and working together on this issue. That's because not one of our groups of members could operate in a silo. The workers, particularly at Nav Canada, rely very heavily on each other's expertise. A cut to my members, for example, could necessarily affect the safety of other members and the Canadian public. It's really important to recognize that we're not just talking about an airline industry. As I mentioned, this is about a whole aviation industry. When you cut workers, you absolutely have to reduce points of service, or at least reduce the level of service. That necessarily impacts on safety for Canadians and definitely needs to be addressed.
We absolutely support a moratorium on further layoffs. We believe the money we're requesting could fund the existing workforce so that no further cuts would be required. As we mentioned, Nav Canada was understaffed even before the pandemic. Understanding that there's been a reduction in air traffic, a number of these services don't reduce their workload as a result of reduced flights. It means that those left behind will have to work that much harder. Again, that results in safety concerns for Canadians.