Certainly I think Transport Canada, particularly under the last few budgets, has suffered. I also think there are issues with the retirement wave moving through. Even if the numbers are maintained, the experience level is down in some areas and that tends to slow things up. However, I would also suggest that some things are not particularly value-added on the safety side of things and that effort would be best spent in some other areas rather than some of this routine work.
On June 17th, 2014. See this statement in context.