Transport committee  We have five active members right now, because one member's position is vacant and the other member is on long-term disability.

Transport committee  The salary range is between $140,000 and $170,000.

Transport committee  No. You are thinking of the chair of the review panel. The chairman of the CTA assigns members to panels. He is both a member and chief executive officer. If he chooses to sit on a panel, he will hear the case and confirm the decision issued by the other, or other two members of the panel.

Transport committee  Perhaps it is a debate that needs to be had, but, thus far, the bill does not mandate the CTA with this responsibility, and the CTA has no intention of asking for such a mandate.

Transport committee  I said the agency in its previous incarnation had some jurisdiction over noise complaints. I simply said there was expertise that existed at that time, and hopefully it's still within the agency. The people who were experts at that time may have retired since—I don't know—but I simply say that it probably exists, and we'll surely try to see what we can do with this expertise.

Transport committee  I don't know. Do you know?

Transport committee  The difference would not be significant. If we talk about noise complaints, we don't know, but we assume that we can do it with the existing complement of resources.

Transport committee  Unreasonable noise, but I can't comment more than that, because we are starting to work on it. Any other answer would be purely speculative.

Transport committee  No, I haven't mentioned decibels. Mr. Blaney mentioned decibels, and I repeat what I said to him in French: at this time we are developing the framework of the guidelines in order to be ready and to start consultation when the act is passed. Until such time, we are basically preparing ourselves.

Transport committee  It's an entrenchment of what the agency has been doing, but it also gives a lot more authority to the agency to deal with these kinds of issues. Previously, we basically had a pilot project and we offered mediation. Now it has become part of the act and we will be able to be more assertive.

Transport committee  We have established a wall between the two roles. If a case goes into mediation, anybody involved in the mediation of this case cannot be involved in the adjudication of the same case if mediation fails.

Transport committee  I don't see any problem with it being used so that we have clear roles, and it has been developed and discussed with all the parties involved. That was also a concern for all the parties.

Transport committee  I don't think we mentioned hours of operation.

Transport committee  No, we're going to be able to make a determination on noise when it's unreasonable, but....

Transport committee  No.