Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The honourable Member made reference to Transport Canada in the development of Canadian aviation regulations. For that particular concern, which is expected to come into force in June of 1996, this is a great concern to myself and the department. Under the regulations, aircraft will have to be able to abort take off and come to a full stop. On landing, the aircraft will have to be able to come to a full stop using only 60 per cent of the available runway service. This, Mr. Speaker, is of great concern to all of us here, since the majority of the communities in the North are primarily serviced by airports. The department does not anticipate that this new regulation will have a large or immediate impact on scheduled air services or the airport system in the Northwest Territories.
We intend to conduct a detailed comparison of runway length at all the airports, with the types of aircraft most commonly used by these airports. This analysis will identify where problems may arise. Mr. Speaker, as for the particular concern of the honourable Member for the community in question, we know this airstrip is a certain length and there is a desire by the hamlet and people in the community to have it extended. We are aware of the concern there and we are looking into this particular concern.
However, under the particular budget restraints we are under, it isn't in the immediate plans to do any work into extending this airstrip. Thank you.