Mr. Speaker, we are pleased to see that the federal government has indirectly lowered the aviation fuel tax for Canadian Airlines. We disagree with the way that it has been done, but we do think it is a step in the right direction. And if it is done, it should save Canadian about $20 million a year in the short term.
The other stumbling block, as members know, to the restructuring of Canadian Airlines is that the leadership of the CAW and CUPE will not let their members vote on the company's restructuring proposal.
Every Canadian employee should have the basic democratic right to vote on their own future and the futures of their families.
My question is to the parliamentary secretary. Does the government agree that Canadian's employees, in particular the members
of the CAW and CUPE, should be permitted to vote directly on the company's restructuring proposal?