Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Transport. The Canadian airline industry is growing but the number of safety inspectors is decreasing. That is according to the group which the minister has just said they commissioned to do the study. There are now 80 inspection jobs vacant and every month they lose 5 qualified inspectors while hiring only 1 more. This makes a net loss of 4 every month.
The minister has known about this situation for months. Independent reports say the industry is on the verge of a crisis. What steps is the minister taking now—