Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the response I got from the Minister that the department is still working towards getting resources so that those places where they rely on aircraft for transportation will be able to get 24-hour assistance to give the airplanes updated information on atmospheric information. I would like to thank the Minister for that ongoing work.
On the other hand, Pond Inlet is fast becoming a centre of Nunavut, if not the centre of the universe pretty soon, as the Minister stated earlier during the sitting. Pond Inlet does not have a jet airstrip but it is a centre for the north Baffin and it is unique in having very good weather. I doubt very much that in the last few years an airplane has been prohibited from going in to Pond Inlet due to the weather conditions. The Pond Inlet business community and the hamlet are interested in getting a jet airstrip. It would not be a lot of work. It would require an additional 2,000 feet, I believe, to extend the runway, and the community is willing to contribute some resources to that effect so that, in the event that jets could land there, it would give the aircraft companies another choice in the north Baffin. Mr. Chairman, I wonder if there's any process where, if the community is willing to contribute some resources for that kind of project, that sort of project could be assisted by the department? Thank you.