Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seconded this motion because I agree totally with my colleague from the East in that there are many problems associated with these adventurers or Arctic travellers. I think a lot of it stems from a lot of the promotion we are doing about the North and about our virgin territory, untapped rivers, and we have a lot of land to travel on. We have people now going by dog team, skidoos, skis, kayaks, boats, bikes both foot peddled or motorized, travelling across our country. They are using our highways, rivers, any way they can go, and they are doing these things. They are crossing the Arctic, not only east/west and north/south, but now recently going from the West to the East. Recently we have had expeditions starting in the Yukon or Alaska travelling the Arctic coastline across. There was one expedition by dog team from Aklavik to Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk to Paulatuk, and they even got lost between Aklavik and Inuvik where there are ice roads in place to follow, so I do not know how they can get lost. Any time these groups, tourists or Arctic explorers get lost, it costs money to go out - charter airplanes, using emergency rescue crows from whatever community is near by. Whenever these resources are taken out of a community, it takes away from the needs of the community.

I think It is really important that we do something, that we pass or get legislation in place, so that there are bonds or some kind of security, some kind of protection for these people to cover the cost of rescue operations. I fully support this motion, and I urge other Members, too. Thank you.