Transport committee  Oh, absolutely. Among our admissions criteria, because we have so many applications, is a pretty comprehensive admissions process. One criterion, most importantly, is a letter of intent. The letter of intent tells us who they are. I'll share with you what I read in a letter of i

Transport committee  It's beyond maintenance, at this time; it's repair. The runways we use now are 78 years old. They're deteriorating; they're crumbling. We had three runways. One was decommissioned because it had degraded too much, so we're left with two runways with the grass growing through th

Transport committee  Of course. We will work with all groups. It's interesting, because we don't have a difficult time attracting applicants to our program. We just don't have the capacity to train them. We don't target women. Indigenous people make up 4% to 5% of the population. Half of that is wome

Transport committee  Yes. Our students have a different base to secure funds for post-secondary education. A common misconception is that all indigenous people have their education paid for. That's not correct. It depends on the size of the communities they live in. FNTI supports bursaries, and there

Transport committee  That's a very insightful question. At FNTI, we haven't targeted women to come to our program, but it's a result of the culture that we create. When I started in aviation, in my training 29 years ago, I was the only female student. We had all male flight instructors, we had all

Transport committee  We're just one flight school that has gone through the challenges and is able to create a great environment. I honestly believe this can be created anywhere in Canada if we want to increase indigenous participation. With indigenous people, we're so deeply rooted in our communit

Transport committee  Madam Chair, and committee members, Shé:kon Sewakwé:kon. I am Turtle Clan from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, and I would like to acknowledge the Algonquin people on whose traditional territory we are gathered. Thank you for this opportunity for me and Adam Hopkins, VP of enr