Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the secretary of state a question. I have already asked it of the Minister of Finance, who has, as usual, given me a non-answer.
When reference is made to the user pay principle in connection with this air security tax, is it not incorrect to apply it in this context, because we know very well it is not a matter of user pay? It is not merely passenger security that is involved, but everyone's security. Six months after the events of September 11, we know that the passengers on the planes were not the only victims. There were also the people in the twin towers.
Would it not be a good idea, then, for everyone in Canada to pay for these new security provisions, not just the carriers, because this will mean the death of some of them?