Transport committee  It's a good question. I used “outcomes” in the regulation sense. What I want in order for this DSA to be successful, because we all want it to be successful, is moving from a regulation that's prescriptive to a regulation that is based on outcomes. For me, that's a process that

Transport committee  I'll give it a shot. Yes, it will. That's not from day one, because there are going to be transition costs that we're going to have to figure out, and we have to have access to that data to determine what the charging principles are going to be and how much. We're on the same

Transport committee  On the question of cost, we have the same apprehension as the airlines, but our starting point will be the unamortized cost of the asset. We don't necessarily agree that the passenger has paid for it. We may have overpaid for CATSA service in the past, but an unamortized cost is

Transport committee  That is a good question. We want to be more reactive and proactive in putting in place solutions to ensure better security. The prime objective is security. The point is not to speed, but we think that we are capable of...

Transport committee  There are no gaps in security. CATSA does its work with regard to security. Now we want to add service to the clientele and reach a level of performance that will guarantee fluidity, so that 95% of those who go through a safety checkpoint will do so within 10 minutes. Currently,

Transport committee  Not at the expense of safety, however.

Transport committee  That is a good question. In his bill the minister does not mention a transfer date. For once, we are working with Transport Canada, which has set very ambitious objectives which we may or may not meet. What is important is that this be done with the industry, the airlines and th

Transport committee  The bill does not mention a transfer date. If the new organization is not ready on day one, the date will be postponed.

Transport committee  The industry.

Transport committee  Correct.

Transport committee  We would be seated on the same side of the table to negotiate with Transport Canada. The airlines and airports will negotiate together, with Transport Canada. We understand and share their fears, but we think that the first step is to adopt the bill.

Transport committee  Yes. The process can go fairly quickly. We basically have to set up an organization that is well run right now, and the asset's being concentrated in Transport Canada makes that less complex. Once we agree with the bylaws and the articles of incorporation, the new board will be

Transport committee  In the report, Mr. Emerson proposed that CATSA become a new entity that would also be the regulatory authority and entrusted with enforcing the law. The government did not follow up on that recommendation. In fact, we don't support it because we did not think that would be the pr

Transport committee  The airports agree with the legislation to proceed. We understand there's an aggressive timeline, but the legislation does not have a transfer date. The minister will decide on a transfer date when he consults with industry. We are certainly in favour of this legislation going t

Transport committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the committee. I am also chair of the Canadian Airports Council's large airports caucus. I am pleased to appear before you today to discuss the future of security screening service delivery in Canadian airports, and seize with you the