Mr. Preuss, the committee's job is indeed to call experts to appear before us. One of them, Judge Moshansky, stated in the Toronto Star on June 16, 2006, that he strongly doubted that Transport Canada would be capable, with fewer civil aviation inspectors, of fully carrying out its duty to ensure the air transport security of the travelling public. This judge studied all of the safety problems after the 1998 crash at the airport in Dryden, Ontario.
Some specialists are already beginning to criticize your position. I'm having difficulty understanding. It seems to me that after the events of September 2001, we must increase security. You are choosing to make the industries more independent rather than doing what is being recommended to you. We are going to call the judge to appear before the committee. Personally, I'm having a great deal of difficulty understanding your approach.
Why did you not choose to increase the number of inspectors, to increase your oversight? Try to enlighten me on this subject.