I'm pleased to meet you.
I don't know Toronto very well. I rarely visit this city. However, when the Standing Committee on Transport examined the various airports in Canada, we did have an opportunity to go through Toronto.
I was surprised to learn that the majority of complaints about operations and fees, particularly the landing fees charged to various airlines, involve this airport. It reached a point where companies were contemplating leaving the airport and landing in other cities such as Montreal. At least, these are some of the comments we heard.
You make the following recommendation in your report, and I quote:A determined effort should be made by the TPA to take a more proactive approach to community consultations. It would be important for the TPA to reach out to organizations and groups who have raised concerns about its operations to build relationships and stimulate reasonable discussions [...]
This is similar to the comments that I had already heard to the effect that the administration failed to take into consideration the complaints of users, carriers and people living close to the airport.
This might be quite aside from the particular situation that you examined, but in my view, the results are more or less the same. I have the Minister's response to your recommendation. He indicates that he fully supports this recommendation and encourages the TPA to also support this important consideration.
In light of the comprehensive study conducted, are you genuinely confident in the will of the government, whatever government that may be, to improve the operation of port authorities, to ensure that sound decisions are reached?