Transport committee  Whether the act applies or not is an issue of legal interpretation. I cannot give you a legal opinion today but we feel that our actions comply with our responsibilities. It is our intention to continue in that manner in the future.

Transport committee  Trade discussions between ourselves and Aveos are confidential. Our business is as a Canadian transporter. It is therefore in our interest that maintenance services not be located too far away.

Transport committee  I do not know the contract clauses by heart. I cannot answer that question today.

Transport committee  I understand your question. A commercial contract contains clauses of confidentiality. It is not only up to us to determine if I can provide you with this information.

Transport committee  First of all, I would invite you to read the specific provisions of the law that say the obligation is not to maintain, the obligation.... Just to rephrase my answer on the obligations, we are confident that we are complying. We've just explained what we do, and we believe that

Transport committee  My opinion is that we're not here to issue a legal opinion. We believe that with the operations as they exist, and with our line maintenance bases, we are in compliance.

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Honourable members, we are pleased to accept this committee's invitation to talk about Air Canada's aircraft maintenance operations. My name is Louise-Hélène Sénécal and I am assistant general counsel at Air Canada. I have been with Air Canada for near

Official Languages committee  Not currently. There are no penalties under the Air Canada Public Participation Act. There is no section or chapter on penalties.

Official Languages committee  I don't, however, have this information at my fingertips.

Official Languages committee  I don't know if, under the accounting rules, it is considered a non-liquid asset.

Official Languages committee  It was partially completed in 1988, and completed fully in July 1989.

Official Languages committee  And I arrived in June 1989.

Official Languages committee  I did not identify any.

Official Languages committee  It is not a request. We have not asked for anything specific. We have been asked if there is unfairness or an additional obligation for Air Canada. Yes, there is an additional obligation, and in our industry, that leads to iniquity. We are not here to make any requests.

Official Languages committee  No one has been sent to the slaughterhouse.