Transport committee  Good morning, honourable Chair and members of the committee. Good morning everyone. My name is Ferio Pugliese. I am the senior vice-president of Air Canada Express and government relations. First I want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to appear before you today. I

Transport committee  I'll start with saying that there's no disagreement with your statement with respect to the origin or the genesis of the need for this committee to be founded. I've spent a good part of my career working in this industry in Canada with two of the biggest national carriers. They

Transport committee  We haven't run specific numbers on this because we don't know exactly what those transfer costs are. We've heard everything from the realm of asset transfer in the $500 million to $800 million range, so we're in the process of doing that. We have run cost assessments on all the

Transport committee  Things are fine aside from what's going on with the Boeing Max, if you're reading the press, but outside of that we're continuing to move people.

Transport committee  Further to earlier comments with respect to unintended consequences, I think what should be made clear here is that in the event of a transfer of assets happening at quite a cost, what my colleague just mentioned around reinjecting funds and research into improved processes, and

Transport committee  I would argue that this doesn't take place unless you have adequate consultation, with a process that allows for that.

Transport committee  Which today, that's not in front of us.

Transport committee  I guess my question to you, Mr. Badawey, is that if Mr. Garneau is so decisive, why hasn't he given us a transfer date? Why hasn't he articulated a process for this that is similar to something as important as NavCan, which took two years?

Transport committee  Why hasn't he? That's a good question for you.

Transport committee  I look forward to the answer.

Transport committee  That's a good question. My immediate reaction would be that the transfer of assets should be done at a nominal rate, so you're not burdening this new entity with debt, and they're not generating revenue to cover operating costs. This is going to be a not-for-profit entity, like N

Health committee  Good afternoon, Chair and members of the standing committee. Thanks for allowing us the opportunity to be here this afternoon with you. Given this is the Standing Committee on Health, I trust everyone is well and safe. My name is Ferio Pugliese. I am the senior vice-president of

Health committee  I'm going to ask Jim to comment further on that because he has some insight.

Health committee  My airline colleagues, I'll take a stab at that one first and pass it around for others' thoughts. That's a very good question. I have a few things to say in response. First and foremost, when we refer to prudent and safe measures, it's not just about unlocking the economy and t

Health committee  Maybe I'll underscore the fact that these vouchers that exist are non-refundable vouchers that the customers have purchased. What's important to note is that, and I'll speak on behalf of Air Canada, we've reimbursed over a billion dollars in refundable tickets back to the travell