Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both witnesses for being with us today.
Mr. Hutton, you just talked about the opportunities for smaller carriers to take over routes left behind by the larger carriers.
I'm thinking in particular of the Quebec market and how it's evolved over the past year. You say that the small carriers could take over the market freed up by the large carriers, but quite the opposite is true at the moment. Large carriers are not returning to areas they have stopped serving, and smaller carriers have dropped routes and cut services due to financial hardship. As a result, large and small carriers are cutting services, and ultimately we're seeing a decline in services.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you intend to help the regions provide adequate air transportation at some point?