I don't know whether it was invited.
That said, we note its absence, as well as the lack of debate. To date, the only thing I've heard from the federal government regarding air transportation is criticism of what the Quebec government is trying to do and what the municipalities, as airport authorities, are doing.
Regional air transportation is neither a municipal nor a provincial responsibility, except in terms of economic development, which is Quebec's responsibility. This is a federal jurisdiction, but the federal government is totally absent from the debate, which concerns us.