Transport committee  That would be closer to what I could probably achieve.

Transport committee  I will inquire among my members to give you that information, absolutely, as far as scheduled inspections and unscheduled inspections are concerned. I will give you that raw data with pleasure.

Transport committee  We had supported the proposed amendments to Bill C-6 and C-7, which in fact included protection of that sort of information for all companies, and would have seen that protection regulated by law, and not by the good will of the companies involved. These bills both died on the Order Paper, because the government was a minority government.

Transport committee  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen members of the committee. My name is John McKenna, and I am the president and chief executive officer for the Air Transport Association of Canada. I am accompanied today by Mr. Mike Skrobica, our senior vice-president and CFO. The Air Transport Association of Canada has represented Canada’s commercial air transport industry for 80 years.

Finance committee  Sir, we have nothing against CATSA. My words weren't criticizing CATSA here today, not at all.

Finance committee  No, Air Canada and WestJet are not members of our association.

Finance committee  Well, there are Porter, Sunwing, and many other airlines. There are 600 commercial airlines in Canada.

Finance committee  One hundred and eighty-five.

Finance committee  I'll send you a list if you want it, sir.

Finance committee  You mean by name?

Finance committee  We represent members from across Canada that do all kinds of commercial aviation, be they large carriers or the lifeline that's operating up north or--

Finance committee  Sir, we are concerned that CATSA.... We want to make sure they're efficient. We have no proof of that. We're concerned by what they're doing. We are not criticizing CATSA. We have no grounds to criticize CATSA, because it's not being compared to anything else other than the rate we are being charged.

Finance committee  I think I used the word “tax” in my text. Yes, sir.

Finance committee  I can't answer you with regard to effectiveness or efficiency because we don't have the CATSA data here. We can just compare the charges collected via this tax in various countries. We're waiting. The Minister of Transport has promised a study, a complete review of CATSA activities and efficiency.

Finance committee  It's distinctly higher here than in other countries. If you go to England, you'll see that charges of all kinds represent 30% of the price of a round trip ticket. That's 30%, I should say, in addition to the price of the flight.