Transport committee  It means that we have to go on good faith with a company that for four years did not respect the law, and that we have no signatures. It was said here today that there are no signatures. It was said that there is a possibility of 1,300 jobs. For me, I have an issue with the possibility of 1,300 jobs when the law says we should have 2,600 jobs here and that law is not being respected.

Transport committee  I'd like to address that question as well. You have a company that says it will work to create a centre of excellence. If they can't be competitive in maintenance here, why would they do that? That's the question you have to ask yourself. They're saying that they're going to create a centre of excellence here, and if it's competitive, it will get the work.

Transport committee  In my mind, any company that could obtain a contract with Air Canada would not be seen very well coming here and talking against what Air Canada wants to do. Air Canada wants this bill to go through, and I don't believe that any employer who wishes to obtain work would be comfortable coming here and talking against the will of the employer who could give them those contracts.

Transport committee  My assessment is that we can be competitive in Canada. I did not hear anybody say the contrary to that, even in the testimony of the two people who were here before us. Nobody said we cannot be competitive. That's number one. Number two, they were saying that maintenance costs represent 15%.

Transport committee  We urge this committee to send Bill C-10 back to the House with the following recommendations: Remove the new subsection (4) pertaining to maintenance activities. We ask that the jobs and this industry be maintained in Canada and that the government continue to invest in and support the maintenance, repair and overhaul industry in Canada.

Transport committee  I would like to answer that. On a number of occasions, since the minute the Liberal government was elected, we have sent letters and started trying to communicate with Minister Garneau, and we also sent 90 letters to different MPs explaining to them that it was important for us to meet with them because we saw this coming.

Transport committee  Good afternoon, and thank you. My name is David Chartrand, Quebec coordinator for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Canada. As my colleague said earlier, we have serious concerns with the introduction of Bill C-10. In particular, clause 2 explicitly allows Air Canada to change the type or volume of any or all of its activities in each of the provinces, as well as the level of employment in any or all of its activities.

Transport committee  Okay, I believe we were first in the order .

Transport committee  Do we follow the order that was given to us?