Mr. Speaker, missile tests by the People's Republic of China in the straits of Taiwan fall athwart recognized international air corridors used by Canadian Airlines, Air Canada and commercial airlines of other states. These air corridors are established under the ultimate
authority of the United Nations specialized agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization.
We should bring to the urgent attention of the governing council of ICAO this interference with the freedom of the air and the danger to the lives of innocent civilian passengers. We should also ask for appropriate sanctions or control measures to be taken within the Chicago Convention of 1944.