Mr. Speaker, the government's new $2.2 billion tax on air travel will devastate air competition in this country. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce estimates that the $24 return tax could reduce passenger loads by 6%. That is WestJet's profit margin gone.
The finance minister says that he will do a six month review. How can he guarantee us that it will not in fact be a six month post mortem on WestJet and air competition in Canada?