Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for bringing that perspective from the front line, so to speak.
We had a study at this committee back in the spring that looked at the state of competition in the airline sector. We heard from WestJet and Air Canada, which both indicated some of the similar themes we've heard from you—that taxes, fees, costs and regulatory burden are stifling competition.
You've both mentioned costs. You've mentioned fees. You've talked about the regulatory burden, the four years of increasing burden that have added costs and constrained your resources.
You're an airline and an airport operating in the north. I was struck by the comment that 15,000 people in your region drive to alternate airports. It sounds like a business opportunity there, but that's stifled by the state of competition.
I'd like you to comment on these costs and competition and elaborate on some examples as to where that impacts both your airline and your airport, because we'd like to see more competition in Canada.
Maybe we'll start with Ms. Wright.