Translation of "Mise à l'air libre par prise d'air dynamique " (French → English) :

There are good examples of mechanisms put in place in the province I come from, Alberta, that former Premier Ralph Klein put in place: the Clean Air Strategic Alliance, which is a table to discuss decision-making on air pollution management, and later, a round table on water, the Alberta Water Council.

(Return tabled) Question No. 31 Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia: With regard to the two rerouted March 2008 Cubana Airlines flights flying from Havana and Varadero, Cuba to Montréal and the December 2008 Air Canada flight flying from Vancouver to Toronto that were stranded on the tarmacs of the Ottawa and Vancouver International Airports, respectively: (a) has the government investigated any or all of these incidents and, if so, what conclusions have been drawn regarding the cause of the passengers being held on a plane without enough food and water; (b) what steps or procedures were followed by the airport authority to finally deplane the passengers; (c) could any of these steps or procedures have been taken earlier and, if not, what constraint ...[+++]s prevented these steps or procedures from being taken earlier; (d) are there currently any policies, laws, or regulations that set out a time limit for how long a plane with passengers can be held on the tarmac and, if not, has the government developed any recommendations for such policies, laws, or regulations; (e) is the government aware of any existing procedures, established voluntarily by airport authorities, to be followed in situations where a plane with passengers is left on the tarmac for a considerable period of time; (f) is there an accountability mechanism whereby tarmac delays above a reasonable threshold must be reported to the government; (g) to what extent, if any, was the RCMP involved in resolving any or all of these incidents; (h) if the RCMP was involved, what specific steps did they take to resolve any or all of these incidents; and (i) are there potential civil or criminal liabilities arising from these events?

Within the framework of the procedure, in particular the Commission will clarify: - the impact of the aid and the restructuring project on the results of the Air France company and the group as a whole, - that the project and its sectoral implementation is carried out effectively, - that the aid does not adversely affect trading conditions on the routes upon which the Air France group competes with other European airlines, - that the aid is not disproportioned to the needs of the restructuring, - that the aid is the last granted to the group and that it will not be used to acquire additional shareholdings in other Community carriers, - t ...[+++]hat the Government will not interfere in Air France's management for other than commercial reasons.

A reduction in financial charges The launch of new products and more rational use of the existing fleet The introduction of an employee share-owning scheme Of the 16 conditions imposed by the Commission, the most important referred to: - the financial separation of Air France and Air France Europe (formerly Air Inter) - the implemention of a "projet pour l'enterprise" ie. the restructuring plan - a guarantee that there will be no practices such as price leadership - a gua ...[+++]rantee of fair competition at Orly airport - a requirement that there be no new aid - a requirement that there be no further company expansion, through new purchases, fleet expansion, new routes etc.