Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the hon. member for Broadview-Greenwood. He stated in his speech that, after realizing that Pearson Airport was profitable and that the private sector should no longer be party to this transaction, the government decided to cancel the contract. The member told us that the government would like the Pearson Airport to stay in the hands of the Government of Canada, but in the same breath, he added that, when it comes back to the table the next time with the private sector, it will seek better terms to make sure that the interests of Canadians are well served.
Are we to conclude from this analysis of the issue by the member that the government intends to turn Pearson Airport over to the private sector in the near future, while, for the time being, cancelling a deal signed with the private sector? The government would temporarily take over the airport to eventually put it back into the hands of the private sector, maybe in a few months or in a couple of years.
If that is the case, one must wonder what the government really intends to do. Is the government cancelling the deal only to hand out the airport to other individuals it likes better than the ones chosen by the previous government? I would like the member to clarify this point.