Transport committee  I have a presentation that the director general of civil aviation, Mr. Merlin Preuss, gave at the Canadian aviation safety seminar in April 2006. He's talking about organizational review, and he says: By 2013, 46% of the current Civil Aviation workforce will be eligible for re

Transport committee  The further away the inspection is moved from Transport Canada, the greater the concern we have. If Transport Canada is going to be giving more and more of these functions to industry, as far as we're concerned, it's only going to mean a greater separation between Transport Canad

Transport committee  Transport Canada inspects a lot of different areas. My understanding is there's been a reduction in the number of inspectors who are responsible for this particular area, and I believe there's a plan in place to have even fewer.

Transport committee  As I said, Transport Canada is responsible for inspection and the safety of transportation systems across a very broad spectrum. I was only speaking to the aviation side of the house and the air industry in particular.

Transport committee  I've committed to provide some numbers to the committee, and I will go back and get the information for you.

Transport committee  I agree. I think that the work our members do is of the highest quality. My concern is to ensure that those types of individuals with those types of skills continue to be used to ensure aviation safety in this country. It's no mistake that I mentioned in my brief that one of the

Transport committee  Monsieur Lévesque, if I understood your question properly, you were asking whether or not somebody who worked for a small private company would be able to deliver the same type of inspection as somebody who's working for Transport Canada. Did I understand that correctly?

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  We have certainly seen a reduction in the number of inspectors at Transport Canada.

Transport committee  Right.

Transport committee  I don't disagree with that. I think Transport Canada has basically been carrying on as though this legislation was going to be put in place. They've been trying to get this through the House now for quite some time. They've already begun to change the way they do business.

Transport committee  I will get those numbers for you and will give them to you, but I can tell you that the way in which inspection has been done is changing, and it's changing as we speak.

Transport committee  I certainly will.

Transport committee  No, that's not what I'm suggesting by any means. The context was the confidentiality and non-disclosure part of this act, and ensuring that companies didn't have to disclose when there were safety problems within the workplace. What I'm saying is that the health and safety provis

Transport committee  I understand that has been an explanation given by the department. We've had a number of briefings on it. All I can say—and I will take the advice of the chair to recommend it to those organizations that have had direct involvement with this—is that confidentiality and non-disclo