Hello Chuck,
You know the answer to that last question before you asked I am sure. Thankfully my experience was the opposite of what you usually see. The fellow I worked for... if he thought the job was dicey he wouldn't even phone us. It was usually after the fact we would find out he was flying in weather that was keeping the local birds on the ground. Great guy, started out in '64 and didn't quit till 2001.
I have mixed feelings about Tayfel, on the one hand I can see what happened. However what actually happened is total BS and is so friggen stupid it is hard to fathom what in the heck he was thinking. It is really a total embarassment to Canadian aviation and I could care less about the bleeding hearts who want to blame someone else.
I am sure you also know a few of the names of the "expert" witness's who were in court. Canadian aviation is a tiny world.
Adious