Thank you, Madam Chair.
I also thank our guests for joining us.
First, I would like to mention that, all through this study, I will be thinking of all the families who have lived through tragedies that may be greater or smaller, depending on the way the crisis played out. We are conducting this study for them. We must ensure that better decisions are made in order to decrease the number of accidents year after year, although we will never be able to prevent them entirely.
My first question goes to Ms. Fox, the chair of the TSB.
In your report on the accident in 2013, your proposal to the government was to have stricter crashworthiness standards for buses. You specifically suggested the American Public Transportation Association standard.
Can you briefly tell us about the difference between Canadian standards and the American standards that you were recommending in that report?