Joe Volpe at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On November 30th, 2009. See this statement in context.

November 30th, 2009 / 3:40 p.m.

Liberal

Joe Volpe Liberal Eglinton—Lawrence, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Grégoire and Mr. Eley.

Welcome back to our committee, Mr. Grégoire. We have already had the pleasure of exchanging some views about safety management systems.

Notwithstanding everything you just said, apparently there's a press release out today that says Transport Canada halted its decision to roll out the aviation safety management system. In an e-mail dated November 13--that's two weeks ago--it cited common concerns about SMS amongst Transport Canada inspection staff.

Is this a bogus item, or is it in fact true?

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