Mr. Speaker, WestJet is shutting down its service to Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, making these communities the latest victims of the Liberal government's failed airline policy. The airline industry was indeed troubled long before September 11 and SARS. The Liberals' privatization of airports and Nav Canada, plus the new government security tax have imposed severe fees on airlines, fees that have been passed on to passengers and have hurt the industry.
The NDP and even the transport committee have called on the government to eliminate these fees. How many more communities have to lose their service before the government listens?