Transport committee  I understood that you wanted to establish a difference between categories 704 and 703.

Transport committee  Well, quite simply, an operator must make sure that those batteries are well-anchored and are perhaps located at a certain distance from certain sensitive equipment.

Transport committee  I didn't say that I had one. I'm saying that these things exist. The important inspections are the PVI. That requires a lot of time, a lot of preparation, and usually a team of inspectors come into your firm and can camp there for two to three days while they conduct all this s

Transport committee  Not as a team, but you've had inspectors drop in following up on things, yes.

Transport committee  That would be closer to what I could probably achieve.

Transport committee  Specifically, no. We know these things are carried out.

Transport committee  Well, I would contest that. All I'm saying is that although there are regulated, scheduled inspections varying from one to three years, depending on the risk assessment of each company, unannounced inspections occur whenever Transport Canada decides they are needed.

Transport committee  I will commit to ask them. I don't think I will report back to you within two weeks, considering that we have about 180 members.

Transport committee  I will inquire among my members to give you that information, absolutely, as far as scheduled inspections and unscheduled inspections are concerned. I will give you that raw data with pleasure.

Transport committee  We had supported the proposed amendments to Bill C-6 and C-7, which in fact included protection of that sort of information for all companies, and would have seen that protection regulated by law, and not by the good will of the companies involved. These bills both died on the Or

Transport committee  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen members of the committee. My name is John McKenna, and I am the president and chief executive officer for the Air Transport Association of Canada. I am accompanied today by Mr. Mike Skrobica, our senior vice-president and CFO. The Air Transpor

Finance committee  You mean by name?

Finance committee  We represent members from across Canada that do all kinds of commercial aviation, be they large carriers or the lifeline that's operating up north or--

Finance committee  No, Air Canada and WestJet are not members of our association.

Finance committee  Well, there are Porter, Sunwing, and many other airlines. There are 600 commercial airlines in Canada.