Transport committee  I think that public consultations should be held to tell communities what's really happening and how to respond. As I was saying, we must live together. Yet things continue to be hidden from us. Journalists let us know what's happening, but we're always the last to know. The airp

Transport committee  Absolutely. In 2008 and 2009, there were between 10,000 and 15,000 local movements per month. That's equivalent to one movement every minute. Our lives have changed. As we were saying, we were under attack. Going outside became unthinkable.

Transport committee  We have even heard someone ask whether we were at war, because there were so many flights. In short, we have the means, but we have no will. When I came here today, I wondered whether there was a willingness to help the people, in the same way as there is to help the various aff

Transport committee  I must tell you that Transport Canada has not responded in the quickest and most favourable way to our requests. I even think the department often causes problems. For example, in the case of an agreement with the community and when faced with a Superior Court decision, Transport

Transport committee  We held a public consultation and we had 45 recommendations. All we were asking was to sit down together and look at what could be done. They just finished installing the silencers. Next summer, we will probably see a difference. They will still have to be evaluated. Silencers a

Transport committee  One of the first steps would be for the Airport Soundscape Consultative Committee to be truly able to establish the priorities and needs of each location. Then, noise monitoring stations should be installed to know what is happening in our community, and to be able to identify pr

Transport committee  All right.

Transport committee  Good morning. I just want to make sure you can hear me.

Transport committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the committee, good morning. The last time I was here, you told me that the effort to train pilots would continue given the severe shortage of pilots going forward. Rest assured, we fully appreciate the situation. What we have an issue with i

Transport committee  Hush kits have been certified, but the construction process is still under way. We sent letters to multiple ministers of transport asking them to at least certify hush kits, but without success. It took a class action for hush kits to be certified, because Transport Canada didn't

Transport committee  Saint-Hubert Airport in Longueuil recently announced that it could accommodate large carriers, and that stirred up major concerns. There was already a noise problem with the small aircraft, and it will only get worse if planes from Montreal's Trudeau Airport are sent to Saint-Hub

Transport committee  It can happen any time of day, any day of the week. There are no restrictions and no curfews at Saint-Hubert Airport. Touch-and-go landings at the flight schools are the only time when there are restrictions. So users have free rein to use the airport.

Transport committee  Yes, the study was presented during the public consultation, because an analysis had been done based on data from noise stations as part of Dessau Environnement's noise study. The Montérégie public health department analyzed the documentation and then presented it and indicated t

Transport committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. We have already submitted a brief clearly explaining the problems that have arisen over the past 10 years. Today, I would like to help you understand some of them. The Saint-Hubert airport has four flight schools. To provide some context, I will tell you