Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have spoken at length about this and I will try to keep this short. I wonder how the government can spend in this special warrant, what amounts to $3.4 million. Cumulatively, over three years, it was $6.6 million without any public debate or stakeholder consultation taking place for this expenditure. It boggles my mind, Mr. Chairman, how this can happen. In a city the size of Yellowknife with our airport being the hub of the North -- sorry, Jane, Mrs. Groenewegen -- the airport serves a vital function here in Yellowknife. For the government not to consult with the city of Yellowknife, the stakeholders out there, the businesses, etcetera, it really boggles my mind how this could just take place and the government can spend this money.
I do realize the fact that they are up against some imposed CATSA regulations, that they have to put the bomb detection equipment at the Yellowknife Airport, but I don't understand how and why government can just spend $3.4 million or $6.6 million over three years without that debate taking place in public. Now we are left here at the 11th hour, Mr. Chairman, with this money already having been spent talking about a special warrant for $3.4 million. It just doesn't make sense. I would like to question the Minister how this can happen. It just seems to be a travesty, Mr. Chairman.