Mr. Speaker, I do not know whether the hon. member has understood that I was defending the position of the isolated regions. As hon. members may be aware, in distant regions such as mine we would be penalized if there were only one carrier. Healthy competition is important to my region. At present, even with two companies competing, we have to pay very dearly for our air travel.
Just getting to Montreal costs an extraordinary amount. A person can get from Bagotville to Florida cheaper than to Montreal. I believe that we would be penalized if there were only one company. I was referring to this very specific aspect. This does not mean I am not behind the Bloc Quebecois motion, but I am simply giving the point of view of a distant region. That is why it is important to have a debate, but there has not been one because the government was opposed to any true debate on this issue.
There is no debate at this time, and there are even government members who oppose this proposal by their own government who are not here to speak on this issue; they are not speaking out. On the other hand, we, in the Bloc Quebecois, are allowed to say what we think and to speak on behalf of our respective constituents.