Transport committee  That is definitely an important area of discussion and the purpose of our publication in the Gazette, part I, the regulations that we were proposing. There has been very significant feedback from that. In fact, this is a continuation of a discussion that has gone on for the last

Transport committee  As I introduced at the beginning of our discussion, the safety record speaks for itself. There has been a significant increase in air travel in Canada. The rate of accidents has continued to decrease, and the numbers of accidents are decreasing. As you go through each individual

Transport committee  We try to make these comparisons, but Madam Chair, it is a very difficult question. Everybody has different categories of industry. I don't know if we've really got a good comparison. We are very good, in comparison with the U.S., in the way that we look at the comparisons of th

Transport committee  Madam Chair, again, Minister Garneau has certainly made this a serious concern. As he announced and reminded the public, he is planning to come forward with some options to address these areas in the near future. I'm not really in a position to give good details on that. It's not

Transport committee  Madam Chair, that's a very good question. I'm not aware of what may be going on at the International Civil Aviation Organization in this regard. There may be activities going on in this regard. Facilitation in air travel is a broad topic, so it's something I can certainly take ba

Transport committee  I'll give just a general answer, and then my colleague may want to add more specifics. In general I think this problem has been reduced, in that it is taken very seriously by the air carriers and Transport Canada. We have ways to support the air carriers in managing these problem

Transport committee  I would have to see what we have in terms of disruptive passengers. I'm not sure.

Transport committee  Minister Garneau has made some announcements in that regard, and in his November 3 speech he talked about the government's interest in improving the air travel experience in this area. There were some things, as well, in budget 2017, but those are still to be rolled out in the ne

Transport committee  Madam Chair, yes, that is the approach the department is taking and that we hope is going to be coming out in the Canada Gazette, part I, fairly shortly. In that case, we will be looking at how we can not only work with companies but also help to develop the appropriate guideline

Transport committee  That's a very good question, Madam Chair. I won't speak for the Transportation Safety Board, but we have been working very closely with them. The chair and the board have raised the issue of timeliness and how quickly Transport Canada can move on some of these cases. I would r

Transport committee  Madam Chair, let me again say that throughout the period of the budget shortfalls, the priority was put on aviation safety and the rest of our safety oversight programs. We did not compromise those through that period. In terms of the actual provision of flying hours for our pil

Transport committee  That's a good question. I think we've had safety management systems in place, Madam Chair, since the 2005-07 timeframe. I would have to go back and look at the specific numbers. I wouldn't want to mislead the committee, but in general, certainly for the last number of years t

Transport committee  Madam Chair, as my colleagues and I alluded to previously, there is a very strong degree of regulatory oversight. A significant number of direct oversight activities take place, and we track all of the other interventions that take place on services. This contributes to any risk

Transport committee  If I may, Madam Chair, I think part of the complexity is a function of the types of inspections. In general, as I was mentioning, there are two major inspection categories; planned inspections, and the set of total inspections that includes the reactive, the follow-up, and so on,

Transport committee  The Transportation Safety Board has raised a number of issues in the last few years, and has drawn more attention to those with their watch-list. That has been very helpful to Transport Canada, in helping us to focus on some of the highest safety priorities. We have looked at al