First of all, I'd like to say that the provision here is to allow the minister to designate; it's not done. There will also be regulations made to limit the type of designation—it's not a delegation, but a designation—and there will be regulations to limit the type of designation.
There is a procedure for an aeronautical study to determine whether it's a high- or low-risk segment of the industry. Of course, this is available to everybody. This is available to the committee responsible for that type of activity to review as well. So I think there are lots of means of allowing the government to review what's happening if there is a designation.
As I said, we wanted to use that designation in segments that in some cases are not even currently regulated. You have to remember that the basic rules with respect to certification of aircraft, rules of the air, licensing of pilots, are all there. Those guys will all have to follow those rules, and Transport can enforce those rules. It's only the overview, if you want.... The minister doesn't lose his oversight authority over it, but it gives those people who have the best expertise in that field the possibility to get people together in association.
Let me give you an example. Out west, you have crop-spraying activities in which they spray crops in farmers' fields. Those people are conducting business. It's only the pilot responsible for doing this; there's no passenger on board. It's a very special type of expertise that they have—they know what they're doing. If there is an association capable of overlooking this, it's good for Transport Canada. We can put our resources where there's a better safety payoff. We can still monitor, and the minister doesn't lose the authority to look after it.
This is the type of activity we would like, if we're allowed, to designate after a study. We don't want fare-paying passengers; we don't want in-air transportation of passengers.
I think it's giving a good fettering to the current provision. That's all I can say. If you remove the commercial component, of course, it kills the whole thing.