Transport committee  No, we don't have any restrictions as to who can join our association. Any airline pilot group is more than welcome in our association. We're actively looking for more members right now as we speak; it is ALPA's goal to represent all pilots in Canada and in the United States righ

Transport committee  Okay, we will take that under advisement.

Transport committee  Merlin Preuss.

Transport committee  The director general, yes.

Transport committee  No. We are 100% confident that his word means well—

Transport committee  We met with officials of Transport Canada on this bill, and we had some concerns.

Transport committee  Yes, and we had some concerns in this area. He told us this was not the intent; it was intended for other areas.

Transport committee  —and I have no reason not to believe him. And besides—

Transport committee  Fair enough, absolutely.

Transport committee  A very good question. I think Mr. Tweed's suggestion of having Transport Canada officials back at a later date...and I believe at that point they could probably answer that question.

Transport committee  In our view, SMS is above and beyond the current regulations in place. We think it's a benefit to the safety side of the industry, which is paramount not only to pilots but obviously also to the whole travelling public. Again, it allows you to identify problems that probably woul

Transport committee  I can only speak for the airline industry. I'm a pilot. I don't work in the other areas, so I'll stick to the airline industry. SMS, from what we've seen so far, has worked very well. It has led to changes in procedures that would never have happened, unless the pilots or the e

Transport committee  I don't have that information off the top of my head, but we could get the information.

Transport committee  That's what it is in Canada.

Transport committee  Yes.