Thank you, Mr. Chair.
After hearing everything that has been said today, I think it is obvious that the reason given by Air Canada to justify this measure is competition. Its executives say they need Air Canada to remain comparable to its competitors.
I have already stated my own disagreement with that argument. Air Canada is an industry leader. It is the airline that sets the pace in the industry. So it could decide to aim high rather aiming low, particularly since it had profits of $2.279 billion in 2023 and over $1 billion in the last quarter. Air Canada is not exactly destitute.
That said, Mr. Chair, I would like to move the following motion and seek the unanimous consent of the committee to pass it:
That Air Canada inform the Committee of the number of hours that Michael Rousseau, the president and CEO of Air Canada, has spent learning French since 2021. The answer is to be broken down by week, month and year.