Mr. Speaker, I do not want to get into a debate about particular airfares because there is all manner of special fares between certain points. I cannot acknowledge that what the hon. member has said in good faith is accurate.
Is the hon. member advocating that this be paid for out of general tax revenues? Is he advocating then that this be added to expenditures of the government? How can the Alliance member advocate this when his leader a few minutes ago, and I sat through his leader's speech, wants the debt brought down and does not want us to go into deficit? Is the hon. member advocating that we go into deficit, or is he really advocating a position that is different from that of his leader?
He talks about Air Canada and says how this is going to affect it. I remind him that Air Canada issued a release last night supporting the government's approach to finance the security measures in this way.