Transport committee  First of all, I'll speak to the piece with my employer. I've approached my employer. They are the apex predator. Their position is that they don't have a problem getting pilots. I've found very little traction with them. Personally, they do give me access to the simulator, as wel

Transport committee  I appreciate that.

Transport committee  Yes, I'd like to jump in here. First of all, I'd like to thank both of my colleagues for the work they do at these schools. These schools have done a great job of stepping forward and filling a need—

Transport committee  —that wasn't there, because it had been abandoned. One of the upsides to the type of school that Marc and I attended was that the college bought the simulator. This is not to take anything away from businesses that need to make a profit; they have to pay for that simulator, so

Transport committee  Absolutely. I would love to be able to participate in that. I feel strongly about it. My career has been fantastic because of altruistic people ahead of me. Marc and I were extremely fortunate to go through a school that had a lot of retired airline people and retired military pe

Transport committee  Sorry, the volume went down there, but I think you were asking if the hours were adequate and if Canada was out of line globally with.... Was that annual flight times or flight times for licensing?

Transport committee  I think our pilot qualification times are in line with those of other ICAO countries. We are actually advantaged over the U.S. system where, as a result—

Transport committee  I think we're fairly well aligned with other ICAO jurisdictions. I don't see any disparity there that would tip it one way or the other.

Transport committee  I'm really glad you asked me that question. Actually, Marc and I went to college together, a college that no longer exists, unfortunately. One of the big problems I ran into was the inconsistency in pilot training across the country. Ontario and Quebec have much more fulsome,

Transport committee  Yes. I think that is a piece of it. Some of it is outdated and antiquated, but I think in the process, you have to be careful that you don't start lowering the bar to meet a perceived problem you have. You have to keep the standard, but there are avenues. My son is in the right

Transport committee  I highlighted four points. They were to improve working conditions for new pilots in Canada's north, encourage accredited public institutions to build flight schools, make it easier for students to accumulate flight and simulator time, and examine options for reducing costs for s

Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  Good morning, and thank you. My name is Michael Hoff. I am an airline pilot, and I love my job. I'm a Boeing 787 captain at Air Canada based in Vancouver. I'm here representing the Air Canada Pilots Association. Before I begin my remarks, I'd like to thank all of you for takin