EuroATC;
Well, I don't think that you have talked with Canadian Controllers as to how they feel about NAVCanada. They are not at all happy with it. As to the infrastructure, they don't have a whole lot of it. The "NEW" equipment that they have is still not as capable in many respects as what we have been using here for quite a long time. Ask them about their automation and how they get initial flight plans into the system...
NAVCanada is now letting the reduction in fees that they put into place expire and will be charging more once again. That will also go for the few general aviation aircraft that they have. Here in the US we have a very, very active general aviation community. Easily the most active and prolific in the world. To privitize and then go to a user fee of some sort, would do nothing but damage our general aviation. Not to mention what it would do to our corporate folks.
The safety and the regulation of our skies is a governmental responsibility. We should NOT be selling that off to the highest bidder and then require the US taxpayer to pickup the tab for all of the things that the private company doesn't or can't pay for.
Oh and whoever asked about it. The stats that we used were either from publications or from govt. sources.
regards