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Transport committee Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, members of the committee, and thank you to my fellow witness colleagues. My name is Gary Ogden—Gary Douglas Ogden, if my mom's watching—and I'd like to speak to a higher level. My colleague Mike Rocha, who is an executive from our flight schoo
February 7th, 2019Committee meeting
Gary Ogden
Transport committee I can't give you actual numbers because I'm sure it changes by airport, but you have hangarage fees and you have the controlled environment at an airport that needs to be maintained from a safety and security perspective. We have flight instructors basically going out and de-icin
February 7th, 2019Committee meeting
Gary Ogden
Transport committee Also, we have to wait until it thaws, or we have to wait until it goes.... I mean, we contemplated using Brampton, but we needed more access to better facilities—unfortunately, more expensive facilities. At Sudbury, we also have a second airport, just adjacent there, that we can
February 7th, 2019Committee meeting
Gary Ogden
Transport committee GO Green is the company I started many years ago with respect to cleaning and greening the airport environment. I personally am involved with a number of initiatives. One is to try to electrify more of the airport ramp—again, cleaning and greening that ramp, making it safer for
February 7th, 2019Committee meeting
Gary Ogden
Transport committee Thank you, Mr. Aubin. I'm a big believer that anything that improves our environmental stewardship at airports is a positive thing. I don't necessarily like following Europe, and even some U.S. states, in what we do in Canada because I think we should lead, not follow. The use
February 7th, 2019Committee meeting
Gary Ogden
Transport committee Mr. Sikand, the concept is a very good one. We have looked, and we are looking at establishing an international element to the flight school we have. It will come down to the age-old recognition of standards and credentials that we face in many fields in Canada. I'm not reall
February 7th, 2019Committee meeting
Gary Ogden