Thank you, Madam Chair
Again, I would also like to thank all of our witnesses today for some excellent presentations. You've certainly put your perspective very clearly to us.
I guess the first thing I'd have to say is that when I heard that the airlines were opening up this pets-in-the-cabin policy, I was actually quite stunned. What immediately came to mind was people having allergic reactions. I can't believe it's not actually a huge risk management issue for them if someone has an acute asthmatic reaction triggered on a flight by a nearby pet. It has to be a huge risk management issue. But I guess that's something the airlines must have considered.
To me, it's fairly clear that the safety of the travelling public should be a huge concern and priority. I also appreciate that people want their pets to be able to travel safety, so the thing I would like to ask about—I guess this question would have to go to the Canadian Transportation Agency, and ultimately I will certainly want to ask the same question of the airlines—is what were the issues with pets travelling in the cargo hold, and were those issues easily overcome? You said you had a few complaints in that area.