Good afternoon, Minister Alghabra, and welcome to the committee.
We've heard many witnesses at this committee say that resuming air travel after the pandemic will not be like turning on a light-switch. Skilled workers will have left the industry or left the country and will not be coming back. This is particularly true for air traffic controllers at NAV CANADA. As you are aware, NAV CANADA is planning to close seven air traffic control towers across the country, including the one in Regina.
Why don't you instruct NAV CANADA to stop its study to close air traffic control towers until air travel has returned to normal levels after the pandemic is over?