Mr. Speaker, this morning we learned from Canadian International Airlines that there have been discussions and an exchange of letters since January with the Minister of Transport.
Yet this week the Minister of Transport told us that he found out about it in June, that he had to intervene in June. We mentioned some ridings, but there are other Liberal MPs in Quebec.
They were, of course, present when the minister appeared before the Standing Committee on Transport, because there were some 25 to 30 cameras in the room and all the journalists were there. As soon as the cameras left the room, the number of Liberal MPs dropped by half, and a lot of chairs were left vacant.
The speeches by the members for Beauce and for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik show that they are out of touch with the situation. They are just trying to please the minister, without even knowing what the consequences of the famous 10% rule will be. Why did the minister allow section 47 of the Competition Act to be amended?
If either of the two members were asked what section 47 was, he would probably not be able to say.