Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will continue on in the same vein.
Whether or not they represent airlines, witnesses have often told us that people would like to see some competition in the regions. However, at some point, they realize that the market is too small to be served by two, three or four airlines. It's already hard to fill a plane, so how would you fill two or three and provide a service that makes sense?
To create a free market situation—if I understand your proposal correctly—the solution might be to set up a regulator or a bidding system. So it would be up to the region to define its needs. Then, there would be a call for tenders, and the region would decide which choice would be most advantageous for it.
Have you discussed this with the federal government? Do you have any thoughts on how that might be received?
What legal or regulatory changes would be required to operate in that way? If I understand correctly, it wouldn't be possible at the moment, based on established law.