MP, Can you point me to the legislation that details this "back to birth" requirement.
From skimming over CASR Part 42.I which details the Airworthiness Review Certificatation process, the closest I can find is:
"42.900 (1) (h) for each aeronautical product that is fitted to the aircraft and has a life limit, the records:
(i) correctly identify the aeronautical product; and
(ii) show that the aeronautical product has not exceeded its life limit at the time the airworthiness review is carried out;"
The ARC process looks rigorous (and boring, unless you like auditing) to be sure, but to suggest that Fokker operators would have to retire their fleet in 2016 is ridiculous.