Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague knows that air safety within Canada and on international flights out of Canada is absolutely essential, and crucial to the success of Air Canada, Canadian Airlines International and other carriers. I am sure that my hon. colleague would not want to raise questions that could cast doubt on the safety of these aircraft.
The main thing to remember in all this is that carriers, pilots, the inspection agency-Transport Canada, in this instance-everyone must do their job. But what was reported, and this is very important, is that the problem may not have been the inspections but the follow-up. In this context, we, at Transport Canada, have undertaken to ensure that, whenever deficiencies are found, they be followed-up much more seriously than in the cases reported by the commission.