Transport committee  Exactly.

Transport committee  As I mentioned earlier, passenger air transport is definitely not a candidate for designation. We mentioned that, and we moved an amendment to that effect. So there's no danger. As I mentioned, there are other commercial air services, such as, for example, geodetic monitoring, the search for ore, pipeline monitoring and all kinds of monitoring that are done using small aircraft.

Transport committee  I understand you very well, Mr. Carrier, but I think that the way it is currently drafted means that we can't do that.

Transport committee  The wording should be changed. But I'm not sure that's necessary, given all the other protections that have been inserted in the last amendment.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Yes. Most of the potential associations that we could designate or type of activities we could designate--

Transport committee  Other than NAV Canada, yes.

Transport committee  Aeronautical products are defined as any aircraft engine, aircraft propeller, or aircraft appliance, or part of the component parts of any of those things, including any computer system and software.

Transport committee  On aerodromes, as you know, there are about 7,000 aerodromes--probably 600 airports and 2,000 registered aerodromes--in Canada. There are lots of private aerodromes of some commercial nature, but they are self-sufficient and could easily be designated. There doesn't seem to be any danger there.

Transport committee  Okay. On commercial air services, as I mentioned, there are definitely types of commercial air service that would be an appropriate candidate for designation. Yes, with respect to aerodromes. With the number of aerodromes we have in Canada, it's very low risk. On air navigation services other than Nav Canada, there is currently another small air navigation service that could easily be designated.

Transport committee  Correct.

Transport committee  That's correct. There will also be a safety study with a risk assessment to be reviewed by the minister before making the decision. Also, all the rules and standards established by those designated organizations will now be required to be reviewed and approved by the minister.

Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  The other day, I talked to you about the spraying of farmers', cultivators' lands by aircraft. This is a commercial air service. It is not passenger transport; it's a commercial air service under part 702. So we would like to designate that kind of thing.

Transport committee  The association represents operators, but they do not work for nothing. As these are people who are paid, it's therefore considered commercial.