Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's wonderful to be here. I'm not a regular member of this committee. It's great to sub in and assist the team, but also to address concerns that have been expressed by Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
First off, if I may, I want to say “thank you” to all of those hard-working Canadians who work for the airports and the airlines, from the baggage handlers to the people who we greet when we check in, and so forth. They always have a smile and they're always doing their best, and they should receive a shout-out. I think that's important, because they do their best, even when they greet travellers who are experiencing things that we don't want them to experience and who may not be in the best of moods. I thank you for that.
This morning, we heard from the airlines. In their testimony, it became apparent to me that they were talking about shared responsibility or what I would characterize as a shared burden in terms of being held responsible for delays that should not have occurred. At YVR, it was the individuals who were held on the tarmac. At GTAA, it was the the baggage carousel.
I'd like to hear very quickly from GTAA and from the Vancouver Airport Authority. What do you think of the idea of shared responsibility, or my term of shared burden?