Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, too, will be supporting the motion. We talk about capacity issues, but we’re talking about a 5,000-foot runway here. I was in Beaufort Sea when the boom was on, and now with the land sale of $1.2 billion, this region will boom again. I don’t think it’s a question of when; it’s a question of it’s here — it’s happening.
I think you also have to realize that this position manages more than Tuktoyaktuk; it manages the Beaufort communities. Looking at this department, looking at your budget, you basically have increased your budget by $4 million from last year.
You haven’t cut anything, but you’ve cut individuals’ jobs. Yet you are able to continue to grow to the tune of $4 million.
I will be supporting this motion. We can’t lose sight of the fact that airports are an integral part of our infrastructure, especially for oil and gas and mineral activities that are going on out there. We have to ensure we have a manageable infrastructure and have people on the ground where that infrastructure is. I will be supporting the motion.