Mr. Speaker, the matter is still under investigation. We must bear in mind that lives needed to be saved here. The aircraft sent in by the military went in under some very bad weather conditions. The pilot had to make a judgment to disperse the fuel so he could get in and out with the passengers at a lower level than would normally be the case. He did it in as safe a way as possible in a remote area north of the airfield. He got in and was able to rescue people who were then able to get to hospital.
In the House of Commons on March 9th, 1998. See this statement in context.