Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'm glad to be back. I was an associate member some years ago, and I'm glad to be back with the committee again today.
First of all, thank you to the witnesses for sharing your time and knowledge with us today.
I'd like to begin with Dr. Prentice, if I could.
Dr. Prentice, I would love to ask you about the future of airships in Canada. Perhaps we can have you back another time to talk about that. I'm fascinated by your work there. Today, I'll stick to the script of the study that we're interested in.
Everyone around the table knows that the transportation industry in Canada, the airline industry in Canada, is a critical component of the Canadian economy, of course, but we seem to be in a cycle in Canada that lacks true competition, with the smaller airlines being bought out or failing. What would you say are the key takeaways? What are the lessons to be learned from all this? As you think about and respond to that, we're looking for recommendations here, of course, so framing it with recommendations in mind would be helpful.
Thank you very much.