Indeed, Mr. Laframboise, we re-examined the entire act following the revised amendment G-3.1, which was adopted last week. Protection is there for people who report within a business that has a safety management system, of course. Those who want to use the universal voluntary reporting system, for which the business already has an SMS, will first have to report to the system and they will be protected. If they do not have a safety management system, the information is, in any case, “disidentified” immediately on receipt. For those who do not work for an employer—we take it for granted that, where there is an employer, there's generally a certificate holder—there will be a safety management system. For all certificate holders that manage commercial operations, there will be a safety management system. If you are a private pilot, a mechanic or other person who needs to use a voluntary system outside the safety management system, the information is “disidentified”. Under this protection, there is no danger that the employer will engage in reprisals.
On June 11th, 2007. See this statement in context.