The problem is that the same Auditor General's report says that the number of inspectors and engineers the department needs in order to carry out its program has not been identified. It also says that only 67% of inspections are actually done in the general plan, and that of that percentage, only 35% of them follow the new methodology.
Will Transport Canada have the necessary resources to remedy this situation in the climate of budget cuts? Keep in mind that the human resources plan is already insufficient and that the department has not responded to the recommendations regarding human resources shortfalls that the Auditor General had already made in the 2008 report?