Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
My first question is for you, Mrs. Smith. You know that Bill C-6 had been prepared by the previous government and that we did not have the time during the previous legislature to have an in-depth debate about it nor to hear any witnesses.
The new government does not seem to understand the whole matter of transportation safety, even though it is very important. The famous Dubin report of 1982 which led to the setting up of the Transportation Safety Tribunal of Canada stated that safety has to be a responsibility of the government. Therefore, full powers were given to Transport Canada, and the government and the department had to take responsibility for safety.
The inspection function was strengthened, new inspectors were hired and so on and, in the end, if some licenses or certificates were suspended or canceled, people could turn to the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada, an independent body, to get a hearing.
Am I mistaken or do I understand correctly the basic idea of the famous Dubin report?