Thanks, Mr. Chair.
And I want to thank you all for joining us today.
I really appreciate the work you've done here. The issues that have been raised by the other committee members fit very well with what you're saying here. I mentioned earlier about the need for oversight of regulations. I like that. I think that's an excellent thing that Parliament has a responsibility for. The bureaucrats have said, give us a toolbox and we'll take care of the problem. Well, there's a lot more to good legislation than giving somebody some wrenches and a spanner. We need to know how those are being used. We need to know that. And without seeing those regulations, you can't get to the truth of it.
So I really appreciate that idea, and we'll certainly look at seeing how we can put that forward in an amendment.
Second, the previous witnesses said the idea of the internal reporting came out of this committee. Well, it might have come out of this committee before I was here, but I haven't heard any evidence in front of me over aviation that suggests to me that this internal reporting is a good idea. In fact, the opposite seems the case; that's not working out very well. If we can't learn from the mistakes we make, how are we to move ahead? I think that's another one we could definitely support.
The two other items, certainly, once again, are excellent positions.
I do support what you've brought here in front of me, and I really think they're all very sensible and sane amendments. But what really bugs me is the number of deaths we have of people on the rail lines and at the level crossings. I asked the minister about the money they were putting in the system to upgrade the level crossings. Is that anywhere near adequate, in your judgment?