We definitely feel this is not entirely resolved. From the testimony of the witnesses yesterday, it is evident to us that several of the family members still feel as though this is not resolved, as well as some of the individuals who appeared in the second hour of testimony. However, similar to the thoughts of Mr. Rogers, we feel it would be premature to go to a public inquiry at this time. We should let this study conclude and wait to see the decision of the government based on the information it has learned from the study.
We feel some steps would be necessary to ensure the complete resolution of not only our work but also our consciences, in terms of the families and all other Canadians who may have the potential to fly on this aircraft in the future.
We would hope that when the government comes to its decision, which Mr. Robinson indicated at the beginning of our time together was imminent, we could bring the minister forward again in an effort to question him on his final sign-off, his justification for the decision, and if necessary, extend the study at that time if we do not feel it is satisfactory, so that we can look at the faces of those families we had yesterday and hear their stories.
We do not feel it is resolved. However, we feel that at this time, particularly in a pandemic where we have the failure of an entire sector—for which, by the way I'm very disappointed there is still no plan and we need to discuss this as soon as possible as well as solutions for that—now is not the right time for a public inquiry. We need to see the outcomes of the work the committee is currently doing, what the department and minister draw from that work, and the decisions they will make at that time.