I can answer that question.
I think there are two possible approaches.
In Quebec, travel is of course subsidized through discounts, but we have to look at the supply and see if it is sufficient. Can someone get a return flight on the same day? Are there enough affordable flights for people who want to travel to visit family or for medical needs?
That takes work. The market has to be thoroughly analyzed and then we have to decide whether it is acceptable or whether we have to take action. In order to take action, a different approach is needed than simply thinking that competition will solve everything, because that does not work. I have been studying regional air travel in Quebec for 20 years. We always come to the same conclusions and find the same problems.
Perhaps the federal government would have to take a certain kind of approach—I would not go so far as to suggest regulation. It could learn from how things are done elsewhere so that Canadian air travellers can have an acceptable level of service.