Transport committee  Mr. Chairman, there is no doubt in our minds, as an industry, that the oversight of Transport Canada, when it comes to safety, will continue, and it will be part of the system. Actually, if anything, we're asking for another layer of oversight to that end in terms of the objectives of the bill.

Transport committee  Mr. Chairman, thank you. I want to clarify for the committee that this is not a back-of-the-envelope approach we have here. Aviation SMS are well established throughout the world, and they're carefully designed to look at the realities of our industry in terms of how we do business.

Transport committee  Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Transport committee  We have always put our position forward, consistent with what we have said here today.

Transport committee  I have not been given any reasons myself, although my staff has been involved with this process longer than I have.

Transport committee  Do we consult with Transport Canada on this bill? We consult with Transport Canada as the lead regulator of our industry on this bill and many other bills that come before Parliament, sir.

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Honourable members, good afternoon. I'm very pleased to be here as president of the Air Transport Association of Canada to speak to you on the very important matter of Bill C-6. As you may know, ATAC represents the commercial aviation sector in Canada.