Transport committee  We have already announced it, and the minister announced it himself: we will have a working group in June. That is a few months away. We could come in and give the committee an update then.

Transport committee  No, just listen. As I said, we take all the Transportation Safety Board's recommendations very seriously. In the case of the accidents mentioned on the Enquête program, the Régionnair accident at Sept-Îles, for example, the recommendations did not mention fatigue. Both recommenda

Transport committee  Pilot fatigue is something we take very seriously. I have been with Transport Canada for a very long time, and that issue was studied and analyzed extensively from 1980 to 1990. After over 10 years of communication and meetings with air carriers and pilots' associations, we creat

Transport committee  We have not yet completed the staffing of all the positions, but it is being done now. I have asked Martin Eley and the national civil aviation management team to proceed with the staffing of all those positions. Martin and I have agreed on a timeline for this. What's being done

Transport committee  Civil aviation, over the last many years, as I have said here before, required more money than was allocated in their A-base budget. However, as long as I can remember, since 2002-03 the department has always recognized this and has always given the additional money that was need

Transport committee  No, it's not a different direction, but what we also realized last year in that process, which for me began last winter, is that in our messaging we didn't pay enough attention to our oversight role, both internally and externally. Some people, both outside and within the departm

Transport committee  I think it's fair to say that over the last year, starting in February 2009, when were completing implementation of the last phase of SMS for major airlines flying into Canada, and since I have really paid more attention to this specifically, we have heard many complaints from ou

Transport committee  Thank you, Yaprak. Mr. Chair, you have already introduced our other members, who gracefully accepted to replace Martin Eley at the last minute. Our appearance today coincides with the international high-level safety conference that Mr. Laframboise mentioned, which is being hel

Transport committee  Yes, in fact--

Transport committee  Yes, Mr. Volpe. Some of that money is being used to buy some millimeter wave equipment. That equipment has been tested this year at the Kelowna airport. There is no intention whatsoever to make the usage of this equipment mandatory for passengers. It is only being used for seco

Transport committee  It was in the 80th percentile. I hesitate to give you the exact number. If I remember correctly, it was 85%, but we could provide you with the exact number.

Transport committee  No, it includes people everywhere in the company. For instance, in an airline it will include pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics. Of course, it will also include interviews with the management of the companies, starting with the CEO and the vice-presidents.

Transport committee  That's a good question. Martin may know the answer.

Transport committee  But the system is safe. We all fly regularly, and I feel we're far safer in an airplane than in a car, I guarantee you.

Transport committee  Yes, in civil aviation the total group is about 1,400 employees, of which 878 are inspectors. A few hundred are certification engineers and other kinds of engineers. So those 1,400 people make civil aviation the biggest group, to a large extent, than any other group within Transp