moved for leave to introduce Bill C-259, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act (collision avoidance system).
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce an important bill to Parliament. This legislation would increase aviation safety for all Canadians by mandating operational collision avoidance systems for gliding clubs across Canada. I would like to thank the member for Calgary Confederation for seconding this bill and for his support on this issue.
This bill is tabled in the memory of Adam Leinweber, who was killed in a 2019 crash because the tow plane's anti-collision system was not functional. It is important to note that some of the 30 incidents and near misses related to gliders in the last 12 years have involved commercial aircraft.
This is an issue of safety for all of us, and I hope all parliamentarians will support this important initiative.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)