Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Minister, where were you between December 23 and January 5 last year?
Canadians slept on airport floors. They waited for hours on planes, some in foreign countries, with no word. You keep saying the situation was unacceptable, but you didn't think it was serious enough for you, as Minister of Transport, to intervene.
You could have shown the leadership that Canadians expect from a minister. You could have picked up the phone and called the airlines and airports. You didn't even think the crisis was important enough, despite all the tweets you wrote, to agree to spend two hours of your time answering questions from committee members today.
Minister, do you intend to do as Sunwing has done, admit your wrongs and apologize to Canadians for your lack of leadership between December 23 and January 5?