Mr. Speaker, I thank the former chairman of the transport committee for his kind words. He asked what specific measures the Bloc would like to see included in the bill to guarantee the safety aspect. I repeat that if he reads motion number one carefully, he will notice that its sole purpose is to mention in the preamble that the safety of passengers, air carrier personnel and the public has priority over all other considerations in the decisions made by NAV CANADA.
I will simply say to the parliamentary secretary that since he states that he and the government are devoted to safety, he should admit it is not superfluous to have legislative clauses that give supplementary guarantees in terms of air safety. If he considers that that aspect is covered by the Aeronautics Act, I do not see why the government opposes so categorically the fact that we want to reinforce safety and introduce a statement to that effect in the preamble of the bill. That does not represent a threat at all. Everybody here is in favour of the safety of passengers and personnel. Just include it in the preamble of the bill and there will be no problem.
I wonder why the hon. members opposite are so afraid of us. There is no threat. Our motion would only confirm the safety considerations in the preamble of the bill.