Official Languages committee  We did do an audit in 2010, that's true.

Official Languages committee  There were 12, but we were not satisfied with the implementation of 11 of the recommendations. We were only satisfied with one of the 12 recommendations.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Once again, I am going to ask Ms. Giguère to explain the details of those options.

Official Languages committee  The case that went before the Supreme Court was about service to a Canadian passenger during an international flight. The trial court decided that the complainant should be awarded a certain amount. The Appeal Court quashed that decision. The Montreal Convention is an internatio

Official Languages committee  As to the position of the president who may not want to appear, I think you have the power to oblige the people your work concerns to appear. I think you can use that power to ensure that they come here.

Official Languages committee  Correct.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I am going to ask Ms. Pascale Giguère to provide more details on the binding agreements; she is the expert in this area. As for requesting greater powers, that question has often been put to me. I always answered that I wanted to use the tools in the existing act before triggeri

Official Languages committee  We have in fact used a number of tools.

Official Languages committee  Yes, the possibility of imposing fines is one of the options we put forward in this report.

Official Languages committee  There is a range of possibilities, including fines. We also suggested agreements between the Commissioner's office and Air Canada. An agreement would protect Air Canada from legal action for a certain period. If the agreement were not respected, however, legal action could be tak

Official Languages committee  Air Canada actually submitted that suggestion. They went to the trouble of preparing practically a draft bill. If you think that we should impose language obligations on all of the airlines, you are free to suggest it. Personally, I have hesitated to make that recommendation. I f

Official Languages committee  Yes, I think so. I think it was a response to a problem he had seen. As a former minister, he thought that the Supreme Court's interpretation was not consistent with the government's intentions when it voted for the Montreal Convention. The government never thought that the Montr