Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The security contract is put out by CATSA, which is a federal authority, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't know if this is a problem at most airports, but people are very reluctant to complain about airport security because if you do, they look at you suspiciously and wonder why you are complaining about it. The airport security check, the initial part of it when you walk through the metal detector, if you set the detector off, they take a wand and they should be able to just use the wand within inches of your body and if there is any metal, it should set off the alarm. But at the airport here in Yellowknife, on numerous occasions -- and this is something that probably people don't speak out about, but I'm going to speak out on their behalf -- they run the wand right on your body. I have a problem with that. I'd like to know if that's necessary. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I'm not aware of the exact methodology that the security personnel are using, Mr. Speaker. Once again, the security is a federal contract that's held by the Canadian Air Safety and Transport Agency, CATSA, but we can convey the Member's concern, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would appreciate if the Minister would do that, because I don't think that with the technology they're using, in terms of the wand, it is necessary to touch the passenger with the wand. I think that the wand will do its job without touching the person. I've gone through the airport here and that has happened and I've gotten down to the Edmonton airport and the person did the same thing. Before I turned around to have the wand go down my back, I said to the young lady do not touch me with that wand and then she didn't. So I don't think you have to touch the people with the wand. So does the Minister think that instructions from him and his department can change this process, because I just think it's inappropriate? Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I don't think we can give them instructions, but we can certainly raise the concern with the CATSA officials with respect to this type of security method that they're using. Thank you.

With all due respect, when the wand does set off the alarm and they think there is metal in your pockets -- say you'd forgotten to take change out of your pockets -- then they respectfully say do you mind if we check and then if you're a female then they call a female security person over and then the female person does that, but I've just really had it with people with security wands running it right on your body. I think it's completely unnecessary. So I thank the Minister for looking into that for me. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. I didn't hear a question there. Oral questions. The honourable Member from Range Lake, Ms. Lee.