Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. Minister of Transport for his question. Yes, we would like to ensure that the Competition Bureau will have significant input. What the minister said is obviously true, and we would definitely support that. We also want to make sure that members of parliament who are on the transport committee have a strong voice in what takes place. As members of the House are representatives of the people, the people should have a role to play, an understanding and a vote on what takes place in this competitive merger. The people, by virtue of the members who are in the House, should not and cannot be excluded from this process. They must be involved in it as well as the Competition Bureau.
In the House of Commons on October 28th, 1999. See this statement in context.