Transport committee  I'd like to add a little bit to what Andy just said. According to our current research, the demand for pilots in Canada is around 2,500 each year. We're potentially looking at a shortfall of close to 10,000 pilots by the end of this decade. The studies and the cost of the studies has been mentioned as a roadblock, and we totally understand that.

Transport committee  —pilot training program.

Transport committee  I am not aware of it. This is under the purview of the Canadian Transportation Agency. They are responsible for receiving the complaints and for managing and adjudicating those complaints, so I feel the question would be better answered by my colleagues at the Canadian Transportation Agency.

Transport committee  In full transparency, the complaint process is a challenge, and there are a lot of challenges around the complaint process. I believe my colleagues at the Canadian Transportation Agency have been working around the clock to try to make improvements, but more improvements are needed.

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. I definitely agree. I think the solution will require everything you just mentioned. It will require efforts and partnership with a range of parties across the ecosystem. The federal government will need to play a part, as will provincial and territorial governments and, potentially, some municipalities, airlines and airports.

Transport committee  Yes, there are many. I'll start answering the question while my team looks up the exact number of airports in the country. I know there are 26 that are part of the National Airports System, but there are several that are not. You're certainly right. We would like the airport capital assistance program enhanced to allow more projects to be carried out.

Transport committee  I, personally, am not aware, but someone on my team may be.

Transport committee  Definitely. The question's been posed, and we will look at it and try to find as much information as possible. I'm not personally aware of it, but I will commit to finding out within the department who is and to providing the information that we find.

Transport committee  It depends on a number of factors.

Transport committee  I'll turn it over to my colleague Andy.

Transport committee  We are seized with it. I think what you've just said—

Transport committee  What I was going to say is that we're seized with it. The way you've described it basically is exactly what we're seeing. It's not a uniform connectivity happening. There are certain places that are experiencing more connectivity and other places that are experiencing less connectivity.

Transport committee  That's another good question as well. I think the question you're asking here, if I understand, is whether the plane tickets have been going up or down in the last 10 years. We're happy to provide that specific as well. I don't have the numbers here with me, but I'm happy to provide you with that specific—

Transport committee  I think that through this committee and the witnesses you've heard.... We've read the witnesses' proposals, including interlining and various other potential solutions. Our commitment, as I said, is that we're here to understand more and learn more, which will then allow us and help us to do our policy work to come up with some recommendations.

Transport committee  I don't have a timeline per se at the moment, but I can commit that we're hard at work, and our hope is to get this work done as quickly as possible.