Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to the witnesses. I'm very pleased that they're here today to discuss this very important study.
Mr. Paradis, in March of this year, Le Laurentien quoted you as follows:
The federal government abdicated responsibility in many regions when it turned over the management of municipal airports years ago while continuing to manage certain airports under its wing, thus creating situations of unfair competition. The federal government has simply abandoned many regions and now appears to have washed its hands of them.
Would you please tell us a little more about that? What are the consequences of this situation, and how is the government washing its hands of it now?