Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Again, thanks to the committee for accepting last-minute witness changes.
We would like to deliver short opening remarks. My colleague, Marc Grégoire, who is responsible for safety and security in Transport Canada, will deliver our opening remarks.
Briefly at the outset, however, I believe the transport department was last in front of this committee in November. We're very pleased to be here to report on our progress since then, because a lot has been done since November. My colleagues and I are pleased to be here to expand on that.
My second point is that this is about the safety of Canadians and Canadian travellers. We are very much interested in hearing the views of the committee, receiving the recommendations, and hopefully acting on them, because in safety we cannot compromise and we must always strive to make it better for Canadians.
I'm going to turn it over to my colleague.