Thank you, Mr. Chair
Welcome back to the committee, Mr. Bijimine. Happy birthday.
Welcome to your colleagues as well.
This issues of regional connectivity and affordability are ones that really affect folks in the region I represent, as you well know. In your opening remarks, you talked a bit about the trend since the pandemic. Obviously, the pandemic was very challenging.
On the longer-term trend, when it comes to connectivity in Canada, does Transport Canada have a line of sight on what that trend has been, particularly since deregulation in the 1980s? Have rural communities in Canada received greater service from the air sector since deregulation?