Finance committee  That's a complicated question, because it depends on the scenario. For example, you have the worst-case scenario of an attack such as those that happened on the terrible day of September 11, 2001. That's a kind of worst-case scenario whereby there was a level of great impact upon

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and good afternoon. Mr. Reble and I are here to speak to the committee today about the proposed amendments to the Aviation Industry Indemnity Act. As a bit of background, the Aviation Industry Indemnity Act authorizes the Minister of Transport to issue o

Transport committee  I could answer your question generally from the perspective of Transport Canada and the airport authorities. Our regional offices are always available to meet and discuss this with municipal boards as they do their planning.

Transport committee  I'm looking at my colleague from civil aviation. I think there are certainly requirements in our regulations with regard to the type of construction that can happen within a certain distance of the airport. I think that's in a very specific sense. Nick, do you want to speak a bi

Transport committee  I think this is where I'll turn to my colleague, Mr. Robinson.

Transport committee  I think the GTAA is appearing before you at a later date. I think that's a question that would be more specifically answered by them.

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. This is, again, another one of those areas of balance we always try to achieve. We have these large airports to which cargo operators and passengers want to fly. As I think Mr. Wilson referred to earlier, we are not in the business of telling aircraft

Transport committee  Again, the growth is driven by the market. What we try to do is develop policy frameworks that allow for that growth to occur.

Transport committee  Thank you very much. First, I read the testimony and the comments around Toronto Pearson being in financial difficulty. I think we need to look at it more from the perspective of the GTAA, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, taking a look at its future plans in terms of how

Transport committee  When we're talking about the different studies that have been done with regard to noise reduction, I would primarily point to the studies that have been done by Nav Canada and by the GTAA, for example. We work with them on the development of those reports, as well as on the asses

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. I'm looking at my colleague in civil aviation but I don't believe we're familiar with the reports to which you're referring. We can certainly take that question back, but I'm not familiar with that kind of report.

Transport committee  Again, thank you for the question. I mentioned that in the late 1980s, we deregulated our air sector through initiatives such as the privatization of Air Canada. In the mid-1990s, we further deregulated the air sector in the creation of airport authorities, actions that resulted

Transport committee  In response to your question, as I mentioned in my opening remarks, I would suggest that we consider the deregulation of Canada's air sector a success. We consider that it is a sector that is now more economically competitive globally in some contexts, but we also believe that Ca

Transport committee  Perhaps I could ask our colleagues in the Ontario region to talk specifically about the circumstances with regard to Pearson airport, as an example. Joe and Cliff, I'd like to pass it over to you.

Transport committee  As I mentioned in my opening remarks, the department, the government, is committed to having a transportation system that is safe, secure and environmentally sound, and that also contributes to our economy. I think at the end of the day, Transport Canada continues to watch very