Transport committee  I believe so.

Transport committee  I'm sure that the department, on a regular basis, works with the front lines. I can speak for myself and for my colleagues here that we have decided it was important to take stock, and that's what we have done this year. I believe the committee will support a department that is

Transport committee  Let me just start the answer to that question. First of all, our aviation safety system in Canada is secure. As my colleague has indicated, our accident rates are low, although I must say that every accident is one too many. With regard to our inspectors and work with the unions

Transport committee  Sir, we're here. We're the department. We are fully supportive of taking the regulatory oversight functions back from the Canadian Business Aviation Association. Let me just be very clear, however, that we have put a freeze on the implementation of SMS for small business aviati

Transport committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the member's concern. Mr. Eley would have been here if he could. He's in the hospital and won't be out for a while. We will keep the committee informed as to when his health will be fine.

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, thanks to the committee for accepting last-minute witness changes. We would like to deliver short opening remarks. My colleague, Marc Grégoire, who is responsible for safety and security in Transport Canada, will deliver our opening remarks. B

Transport committee  We will get you the information from CATSA.

Transport committee  Actually, we are responsible for CATSA, as it's within our portfolio. I am the portfolio deputy minister, but I am not the accounting officer for CATSA, and I'm not the manager of CATSA. We have a regulatory function for which Mr. McDonald is responsible. Our view of aviation saf

Transport committee  There is actually a longstanding agreement with British Columbia. We provide federal funds. I'll ask my colleague, Kristine Burr, to answer.

Transport committee  I'll ask Kristine Burr to answer your question, but we have made significant investments in British Columbia as part of the gateway initiative. Federal dollars have been leveraged with industry money. It is actually making a difference already.

Transport committee  Yes, CATSA has looked at these machines and they believe they are effective means--

Transport committee  They did tests before we deployed these machines. It is not only Canada; a number of countries have been buying these. It's very important that we note it is recognized as a good alternative to physical pat-downs. It's accepted by the United States and many countries as a credibl

Transport committee  I don't really know; I can't really answer.

Transport committee  As you said, airport security is not an easy subject. We have to be vigilant at all times and in many cases. We are looking at additional measures. For example, on behaviour observation, our colleagues at CATSA have been looking at a program on that. They have offered or are abou

Transport committee  I said that we don't have infinite resources. Nobody does. We have a good budget, and I think with the current budget that has been announced.... We have some security measures that have been announced, for example, in air cargo, which is important. We also got some resources in