Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are negotiating as we speak here, but just to reply to the question, Buffalo Airways has done an excellent job in developing a northern business. Ten years ago we had a huge debate in this House in trying to grapple with this and trying to help develop a northern company that could have the capacity and ability to provide air tanker services in the North, and I think we have succeeded through Buffalo Airways. They have developed a northern business. They own the business. They are operating it and they are maintaining northern aircraft with northern residents and northern businesses.
They are also providing training in the North with their value-added facilities. They have also offered to increase the benefits and reduce the annual charges for aircraft. Most importantly, there are at this point in time no northern businesses that own and operate air tankers in the Northwest Territories, and any new operator that would like to have a chance at it, if they are successful would have to either joint venture with a firm that has air tankers and probably would most likely have to come from the south.
Seven years ago when this government through a huge debate and discussion decided to develop a northern aircraft fire fighting business and bring the equipment and benefits north, I think we have succeeded in that. Thank you.