Mr. Speaker, the hon. member kindly referred to cartoons. We in public life are used to being the butt of criticism. I know that the hon. leader of the Bloc Quebecois has had the same experience with cartoons.
I have said for the last year that we would consider any regulatory or statutory change if it improves the health, viability and stability of the Canadian airline system. We repeated that on August 13 when my colleague, the Minister of Industry, and I brought forward the section 47 order.
It is incumbent upon us to give every flexibility for the private sector to come forward with a solution. That is what we are doing, but we are not pronouncing on that particular issue. We are saying that we will consider raising that particular limit.