Mr. Speaker, the hon. leader of the third party is again right. There have been sacrifices, many of them made by the employees of Canadian Airlines. However, I remind the hon. member that there have been many sacrifices made by the Canadian taxpayer for Canadian Airlines as well. Therefore we have to act responsibly and act in their best interests.
The minister went out to British Columbia. He has been working hard at facilitating discussions. He has met with Mr. Kevin Benson, the president of Canadian Airlines. That meeting has been successful. He has met with six of the unions. Four of those unions have come on board, including the largest union, the machinists union, led by Mr. David Ritchie.
We can say that those discussions have been fruitful. There have been some serious proposals put on the table and they are now under active consideration.