Mr. Speaker, I would remind the minister that this is also a problem in northwestern Quebec.
In Abitibi, for instance, a round trip between Rouyn and Montreal cost $483 in 1995. Today, the same ticket costs $743. Is a 60% increase fair competition?
How can the minister say, as he did last week, that fares are cheaper and that there are more flights, when it is plain that the opposite is true?