Transport committee  Thank you for the question and commentary. One of the things in developing the standards and--

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Volpe. One of the issues with respect to SMS and how we developed the standards was that we had a standards oversight committee, which also included officials from Transport Canada, officials from Industry, and the CBAA. They jointly put together these standards,

Transport committee  Art will answer your question, Mr. Volpe. I think we can shed light on your comments.

Transport committee  Is that a question or do you want me to agree with you?

Transport committee  Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I am Sam Barone, president and CEO of the Canadian Business Aviation Association. With me today, Mr. Chairman, are Mr. Ian Epstein, legal counsel, and Mr. Art LaFlamme, special adviser. I am grateful for this opportunity