Madam Speaker, when we are debating the future and the competitiveness of Air Canada and open competition in the airline industry, it always makes me concerned for the north and the remote parts of the country.
The province of Ontario is our most populous province. Eighteen per cent of the province is taken up with cities and farms. Eighty-two percent of the province is the rest of the province which is not empty. People are living there. In the province of Quebec, as you well know, Madam Speaker, the percentage of farms and cities is even less than that. In the western provinces it is even more so. In Nunavut 30,000 people live in 20% of Canada.
What are the member's thoughts, as we move toward more competition in Air Canada and as we think about the future of our national airline, for the people living in the remote parts of Canada who depend on airline service?