Transport committee  I'm always in favour of more information. I think it helps consumers make more decisions. The only thing that sometimes holds it up is the issue of whether it is divulging competitive issues between the airlines themselves, but I don't see how that would be a problem here.

Transport committee  I'm sorry. I'm not receiving the simultaneous translation, so I can't answer your question.

Transport committee  I can hear you now in English but not in French.

Transport committee  I'm just hearing the French. I'm not hearing the translation.

Transport committee  I don't really think so. First of all, you have dedicated cargo movers, like Cargojet, as well as the big airlines moving in belly space. Most of the air cargo is moved by the couriers: UPS, FedEx, Lynx and Purolator, and of course Cargojet. Cargo moves pretty well, then. The big airlines are now into this.

Transport committee  Thank you very much. It's difficult, because you have to ask the question of what competition is possible within a market. Again, we have a very narrow, linear market for most of the air travel. Most of the air travel is between the major centres—the nine or 29 major airports.

Transport committee  Will do. Applying the structure-conduct-performance lens to airline competition in Canada suggests that the status quo is providing reasonable outcomes for most consumers, notwithstanding service cuts in some smaller centres. The ability of new entrants to challenge the dominant players is the basis for the relaxed level of economic regulation in Canada.

Transport committee  Thank you. The structure-conduct-performance framework is a useful paradigm for considering the state of competition in the airline industry. Structure refers to the number of players, the similarity of product, and the cost of entry and exit. Domestic competition in Canada is limited to four scheduled passenger airlines, excluding Arctic and remote communities.