Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank all of today's witnesses.
Your testimony has taught us much. You were very direct and critical of the system currently in place.
You're not only critical of the SMS system but it's more the way it has been implemented. You all raised the fact that the initial idea was to have an additional layer rather than the sole safety management system.
I will begin by asking a question of the National Chair of the Canadian Federal Pilots Association.
You mentioned the survey you undertook. When we discussed it in committee, government members said that it was a small, fairly unimportant survey. In fact, they mocked it a little, if I may say so.
Can you speak to us about the weight given to the survey participants? Can you speak to about the survey results that showed the impression or the feeling people had, now that we are more exposed to risks?