Mr. Speaker, yesterday Air Canada and Canadian Airlines were singing the praises of the liberalization of air services between the United States and Canada.
It has changed North American skies and has benefited Air Canada, which has increased its cross-border activities. It now operates over 1,300 flights a week on 72 routes between Canada and the United States.
This opening-up has meant many benefits for Canada and the Canadian economy. It has helped create jobs since 1995.
Canada is quick to welcome all forms of liberalization that will benefit Canada. While we must be cautious about the introduction of such measures, we must remain open to everything that involves relations between Canada and all other countries.
In short, measures of this sort are of interest to all international communities, in obvious contrast to the inward- looking approach of the sovereignists—