Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport. Part III of Transport Canada's Estimates indicates that steps were taken to implement Transport Safety Board recommendations regarding serious deficiencies in the inspection of commercial aircraft.
How can the minister hope to convince us that his department will be able to carry out more thorough inspections and improve follow-up when $12 million were cut from the $82.2 million budget of the departmental unit responsible for these inspections?