Transport committee  It's accurate, except for one thing. It's not small airports versus large airports. It's new airports versus old ones.

Transport committee  I'd like to thank the committee for having me today. I will make my remarks in French. The subject of airport costs is broad and complex, and we could talk at length about the negative consequences of the federal government's withdrawal from the airline industry. The representatives from Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat made this point very well earlier.

Transport committee  I was saying that we can look inside the envelope announced in Monday's economic statement to get the details on what that means. It will certainly provide an extremely practical tool for initiatives like ours and others across the country to occupy territory and be able to provide quality air access at normal prices across Canada, particularly in Quebec.

Transport committee  Thank you for your question. We welcome this aspect of the economic statement. We will need to see the details of what is allowed within this envelope and which development agency will lead the project. We can well imagine that our project or others could help us bring air access solutions to all the regions with the resources needed to do that.

Transport committee  I believe the best thing the government can do is maintain healthy market conditions. It's not that we don't want Air Canada in the regions; on the contrary. We have no problem with it, but we want Air Canada to do it without dumping. A business with $18 billion in annual sales need only start a price war and the competition is gone just like that.

Transport committee  Exactly. I wear another hat. It's me behind Mont-Tremblant International Airport and I'm the operator. I agree with my colleagues from the airport associations that airports are being massacred right now. Much like the airlines, losing our strategic assets, even the employees we must let go, is devastating.

Transport committee  Thank you for your question. I believe that would create a missed opportunity. The situation may be different elsewhere in Canada, but in Quebec, forcing Air Canada to go back to routes it has cancelled means forcing an airline whose primary mission, between you and me, is not to provide regional service in Quebec.

Transport committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity today to present the Coopérative de transport régional du Québec initiative, TREQ. There are many major impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on many industries. For sure, today you have been presented with the impacts on the airlines and the airports of our country.