Thank you, Minister.
Minister, since you are new, I'm certain you're aware that since March 12 your government has been saying it was looking into mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on the aviation sector with some type of support, yet discussions didn't start until November 8, 2020.
Can I ask you, Minister, what took your government so long to act in favour of this sector and attempt to help this airline sector and to help connect Canadians with a strong and viable airline sector? Why did it take so long, Minister, to come to this point where you are ready to release this plan and all of these commitments you have made today?