Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I will also be supporting the motion. I think the mover and the seconder of the motion spoke about the safety of air carriers, but it goes beyond just air carriers, Madam Speaker. A lot of the communities and major centres depend on weather. It doesn't matter whether it is for aircraft or boats out in the sea, rivers and lakes, weather conditions are always a factor. People up here are all aboriginal people and it is a way of life for them to go out on the land. The stations in the larger centres indicate for them what the weather patterns are. If they lose that, then a lot of people will be taking chances. It is going to be the safety of aboriginal people, I believe, that is going to be placed in jeopardy.
The other thing is medevacs. I think for most of the communities, medevacs are part of life in the north and if conditions are bad in Yellowknife, they might have to go on to Edmonton or another destination. Before a medevac takes off from a community in the east or High Arctic, they have to know what the conditions are and whether the medevac should go ahead. Again, of all the reasons that were mentioned, I think the most important reasons are life-saving reasons. Whether it is for a hunter, trapper, a person who is ill, or passengers going from point A to point B, it affects everybody.
For that reason, I support Mr. Ng's motion and I also want to thank him for introducing the motion. Mahsi.