Speeches and articles

Joint ICAO/ACI/IATA Symposium on Accessibility in International Civil Aviation - December 2, 2024
Opening Remarks: Panel on Importance of Global Collaboration, Mutual Standards and Practices Inclusive and Universally Accessible Air Transport for Persons with Disabilities and Reduced Mobility ICAO headquarters, Montréal Check...
2024-12-03
ICAO Facilitation 2024 Global Summit - May 22
Opening remarks: Panel on accessibility in International Civil Aviation Check Against Delivery I am the Chair and CEO of the Canadian Transportation Agency. I would like to thank ICAO for organizing the conference and for inviting me and to thank Saudi...
2024-05-28
National Aviation Accessibility Summit - May 9, 2024
Opening Remarks – Chair and CEO France Pégeot Check against delivery Good afternoon, I am pleased to be with you today to discuss accessible air transportation for persons with disabilities. The Canadian Transportation Agency has three main...
2024-05-22
National AccessAbility Week – Message from the Chair
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) commemorates National AccessAbility Week which takes place May 28 to June 3, 2023. It is an opportunity to: celebrate the valuable contributions and leadership of Canadians with disabilities;...
2023-05-30
Opening remarks from Ms. France Pégeot (Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Transportation Agency) to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts - April 17, 2023
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the Committee for the invitation to appear today. With me is Tom Oommen, Director General, Analysis and Outreach, at the Canadian Transportation Agency. The Agency's mandate is based on the Canada...
2023-04-17
Opening remarks from Ms. France Pégeot (Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Transportation Agency) to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities - January 12, 2023
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the committee for the invitation to appear today. As you noted, I am accompanied today by Tom Oommen, director general for analysis and outreach at the agency. The agency has a broad economic...
2023-01-12
Opening Remarks from Tom Oommen, DG Analysis and Outreach, to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities – November 28, 2022
Chair, I would like to thank the Committee for the invitation to appear today. As you noted, I am accompanied by my colleague, Michelle Greenshields, Director General for Disputer Resolution at the Agency. As a regulator, the Canadian...
2022-11-28
Remarks from the Chair and CEO, France Pégeot, at the ATAC Canadian Aviation Conference and Tradeshow, on November 18, 2021
Check against delivery Opening Good morning everyone. Thank you for the invitation and the opportunity this gives me to escape my home, actually my dining room table. I hope this will be the first of many "return to normal" meetings! This...
2022-09-22
Opening remarks from CTA Chair and CEO, Scott Streiner, to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities - December 1, 2020
Check against delivery I want to thank the committee for inviting my colleagues and me to appear today. We're living through an unusual and difficult time. I hope all of you and your loved ones have remained healthy and safe over the last nine...
2020-12-03
Air passenger protection during and beyond the pandemic
by Scott Streiner, Chair and CEO, Canadian Transportation Agency (Hill Times 2020-11-16) The global collapse of air travel as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is without precedent in the century since the dawn of international...
2020-11-13