Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
There was a lot of turbulence at Air Canada before September 11. The terrorist attacks have intensified the threat of massive job losses. What is called for in this crisis is not a bailout of the CEO and the shareholders but an urgent, co-ordinated, comprehensive program to stabilize the airline industry and to minimize job losses through pension enhancement, training programs and job sharing.
Will the Prime Minister make that commitment today to the thousands of airline workers threatened with job loss?