As my colleague Mr. Roy just said, weakening a national company is not a good idea. It naturally has a major presence in all countries.
The question we have to ask is what we are doing to make room for competition and other options. Canada does not have a national strategy for the airline industry, so it improvises. The money from the airlines, passengers and airports does not go back into the airline sector to improve infrastructure, for instance.
As my colleague Mr. Gradek said, Canada could establish measures such as reserving a certain number of time slots for small companies. The issue of taxes or taxation is extremely important. It is a major barrier that is under the government's control. It can take action directly.
A number of countries including Norway select regions in which they want to intervene. They choose regions they consider important, that is, where air travel helps drive economic development. They intervene in various ways using various models.
The idea of weakening the national airline does not necessarily help other companies grow if there are weaknesses in the tax systems and infrastructure. I think we need to look at all of that as a whole and reflect on a national strategy.
In closing, Canada is nearly the only country that has good companies, significant know-how and expertise in the field but does not have a national strategy for the airline sector.