Thank you, Mr. Laframboise.
Absolutely, we need to maintain oversight of the company's safety management system, as well as regular inspections. As to your comment about new inspectors coming in and not being qualified, that's something to be directed at Transport Canada. We have full confidence that anybody they hire has been trained properly and will do the inspections correctly.
You referred to established airlines, which are safe, and that's not your main concern, but possibly the newer airlines that come in. If I were in Transport Canada, I would suggest that a new airline probably has even more oversight. They probably take a look at them even more. That's a question for Transport Canada officials, but I would guess that's the way it works right now. They would be required to have an SMS system in place before they got an operating certificate and there would be inspections. Again, I have full confidence in the system. I have repeated many times, and will continue to say, that it's just another layer to improve safety.
Pilots are perfectionists; they want everything done absolutely right. I can assure you that if they report something and a company doesn't follow through with the SMS program, they will report it in a second—guaranteed—and that will get through and put their program in jeopardy. So I can assure you there won't be any holes in the system; it will work, and Transport Canada will know if there's a problem with it.