Just a small point.....the AIM is not really a replacement of the AIP. The AIP (now a NavCanada document) is still being produced. The new AIM (a Transport Canada document) does however contain much of the information that was in the former AIP, when it was produced by TC. TC turned over responsibility of producing and disseminating charts and related documents to NavCanada. When NC looked at the former AIP they realized it was not in compliance with the appropriate ICAO Annexes. Therefore they were compelled to remove all that didn’t comply. The result…TC producing the AIM to cover that info. It is much akin to the old red covered AIM of the 70’s, remember that? Given that TC recovers cost for everything then it is no surprise that there is a charge for it. I am not saying that I agree.
As for the so called "medical processing fee".....I continue my own little private protest on that one.
