Again, there are many different parts that your report touches upon, everything from lookouts to port runners, etc., but I'd like to focus a little bit on the information that is provided through the airlines.
I notice that the agency reported an average 99% rate of compliance by airlines for the 2011-12 fiscal year in sharing advance passenger information. That's certainly reassuring to me, although we still have that 1% to work on.
Again, sir, to the challenge function that your office operates under, I also noticed in paragraph 5.27: ...during the audit period, the Agency developed an action plan designed to improve the quality of the Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record data it receives. The plan includes more systematic monitoring and reporting, and sharing of the results with airlines.
I'm really glad to see that even during an audit, the management at CBSA decided it would need to make immediate changes to its behaviour.
Could you give an idea to the people at home what the difference is with the advance passenger information and passenger name record data, and why that's important in the agency's work to keep Canadians safe?