Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Roy was talking about essential travel from smaller, regional markets. This is a topic that's very germane in the region I represent, where most of our airports are served only by Air Canada. We have a huge price discrepancy when it comes to flying out of different centres.
From two of our communities, Smithers and Prince Rupert, to fly to Vancouver, you can pay as much as double on Air Canada what you pay flying from Terrace to Vancouver. The only difference is that the Terrace market has WestJet service as well, so Air Canada competes with WestJet and, as a result, the prices are far lower.
In smaller communities, there isn't room in the market for two carriers. I'm wondering what the policy options are. Is a public subsidy like the one Quebec has put in place the only option, or are there other policy measures that can ensure relatively affordable and fair air travel between these smaller communities and larger centres?
Maybe I'll ask that of Mr. Roy, since he was the one who was talking about it.