Transport committee  Thank you for inviting me. I think I'll speak in English, because I understand that that's the majority, but I'm happy to answer questions in English or French. I'm a public health physician. I'm at the Montreal public health unit. I was invited here because we've done work on t

Transport committee  Okay. The second recommendation is just to continue working on administrative and technical improvements to reduce noise at the source. I think those two things at the federal level are still very salient. Thank you.

Transport committee  Clearly, annoyance is part of the impact. Annoyance is the most studied impact of environmental noise internationally. It's been studied for many years in Europe and now to some extent in North America. It's most common. For example, the studies we've done in Montreal show that a

Transport committee  In terms of noise standards, there is already a very good starting point, which is the WHO guidelines. They were just renewed, and they are based on the best available evidence. We know what we should be aiming for; we have that information. The recommendation for aircraft noise

Transport committee  Yes. Absolutely.

Transport committee  That's a very good question. Of course we want to know more and better document the problem. Let me come back to what I said earlier: noise is harmful to health, and we have already gathered very good evidence on this subject. In Montreal, we are one step ahead of several other

Transport committee  Yes, I'll send you all the scientific articles we have, as well as the notices mentioned earlier.

Transport committee  This committee was set up when the public health branch began working on noise issues related to the airport. At the moment, in Montreal, there is no functional committee made up of all the stakeholders in the field.

Transport committee  There were some at the beginning, and the public health branch was also present. It should be noted that Aéroports de Montréal has legal obligations in this regard and that the company has formed its own committee. There is no longer an intersectoral committee like the one establ

Transport committee  Yes. In fact, it no longer exists in this format.

Transport committee  I will give you the same answer: this need is real. If Transport Canada is the authority, that's fine, but then it's about bringing the right people to the table and aiming for a more permanent structure and policies to control noise.

Transport committee  That's the burning question. Instead, I would tell you that we have made a lot of progress in Quebec over the past three to five years. For example, there is ongoing work to adopt a provincial noise policy, which is in part a result of work undertaken in Montreal 10 years ago.

Transport committee  It's a very complex issue. I can answer that this is the case in general, but not for this specific issue at the moment. I will be very honest about this. With regard to environmental and transportation noise in a city like Montreal, it is clear that the most disadvantaged peopl

Transport committee  It can be either, but I'm a doctor.

Transport committee  From a scientific perspective, definitely, but we also have to think about what can actually be done. I think overall exposure to noise and daytime exposure to noise are maybe more in the domain of urban planning, zoning, sound insulation, and making sure that we don't expose mo