Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Berthold, I can assure you that you have my support. Lac-Mégantic has my support.
Minister, welcome once again to our transport committee. I've served on this committee for some time, and it's always good to see you. You're always very open to attending the transport committee.
The last couple of years have been extremely rough on the air sector. We know the airlines, airports and travellers to small regional airports like the one I fly into, Gander, Newfoundland, have been severely impacted by COVID over the past couple of years. I know we've done some great things for these airports to try to keep them viable, so that they can still be there after COVID.
Minister, can you summarize for us some of the work that is being done by Transport Canada and by this government to help support and restart the air sector, particularly in rural Canada and for regional airports?