Don't be afraid to say there are too many levels. Personally, I find that there are too many where security is concerned. You have made some interesting suggestions. For one thing, you have pointed out that Canada's airlines are paying the entire cost. And you gave us the example of the United States, where 63% of the cost is defrayed by the government. You also talked about ground rent, but there it is the airport authorities that benefit. For years now, they have been asking for the option of making investments elsewhere than in security. There is always a stakeholder who wants money to do something other than what should be done, which is ensure passenger safety. This has become a major problem. Experts have told us that using body scanners takes 45 seconds per passenger. If there are 400 passengers, we are talking about five hours. It has to be quicker than that.
On May 6th, 2010. See this statement in context.