Transport committee  If I may, Mr. Chairman, the phrase “self-regulation” is—

Transport committee  These are addressed in our more detailed written submissions, but the protection that currently exists in Bill C-6 does not extend to proceedings under other acts or access by the courts to the voluntary reports, and there are certain areas where the minister may release the info

Transport committee  Mr. Chairman, I'd be happy to start. Naturally, there would be some shift, it would seem, to airports, from auditing the minutiae of a certificate holder's operation to auditing the safety management system, because now you've imposed an additional level of oversight on the cert

Transport committee  As a starting point for a designated organization, you would need to have a segment of the aviation community that has demonstrated a certain maturity and an outstanding safety record under the existing regulatory regime. They have to be mature enough to incorporate the infrastru

Transport committee  Low risk, non-air-transport.

Transport committee  I'm sorry, I can't help you there, sir.

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree with the comments of Mr. Barone and Mr. Gage. The only thing I wanted to add was that this isn't evolution—it's a culture change. Some of the skepticism that I hear about safety management systems from members of this committee was articulated

Transport committee  Not necessarily, although that could trigger, it would seem to me, a higher level of oversight. The minister would step back in and do regular audits of the designated organization, to begin with. If there were problems identified in the course of that audit, they might even be

Transport committee  Thank you. The designated organization could be an association, as in the case of CBAA. It could be a separate and arm's-length incorporated organization. The act isn't specific about what shape the designated organization would take, but there are a number of options, suffice t

Transport committee  Not at all, sir, because, with respect, it's not an abdication of the minister's responsibility; it's a delegation. The minister can step back in to enforce against the designated organization if they violate the system they've articulated for the department. They can even step b