Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to thank all the witnesses for being here this morning. It's a pleasure to hear from them.
We're here to discuss an issue that affects the comfort zone of communities located near airports and the airports themselves. We're not talking about banning air traffic, although we could discuss night departures at greater length, and we'll certainly do so.
Mr. Kuess, I want to start with you.
Your opening remarks didn't surprise me. However, once again, I'm disappointed with the situation. You seem to be saying that, once again, in this area as in many other areas, Transport Canada has been neglecting its responsibilities in order to move toward self-regulation. As we've seen in other areas of transportation, this rarely produces the desired results.
Can you briefly describe how you deal with airport authorities when you try to resolve the issues caused by airport noise for surrounding communities?