Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. With regard to airports, just a couple issues that I’d like to raise at this point. The first is, of course, the Trout Lake Airport. I continue to highlight the importance of that project in the next capital planning project or else the next round of the budgeting cycle. That’s something that’s critical to the traffic and movement of people and freight in our region. It’s only by the grace of God that landing in crosswinds for the last 10, 15 years that there hasn’t been an incident.
Aside from that, Mr. Chair, I want to capitalize on the Minister’s good mood and ask for some infrastructure which is like...There’s only a small item that I’ve been asking for and that’s runway lights in Jean Marie and Nahanni Butte. I think last time we had this discussion, I think I raised it in the House, and I said repair the runway lights in Nahanni Butte. I just have to correct myself. There actually are no runway lights in Nahanni Butte and that’s something I believe should happen. It’s manageable. I know that in the Sahtu that they had some runway lights installed, as well in the Tlicho Territory. Over time I’ve been getting lots of “no” answers, but at the same time they’re doing it in other communities in the regions. I just want to point out that it is something that I’ve been consistent with, and the communities have been consistent with in raising with me and raising with the Ministers as they travel through my riding there, Mr. Chair. I’d just like to get the Minister’s assessment of this need for my communities. Well, actually, I know his assessment, but what I’d like to see is a commitment that at least they’ll look at it.
That’s something that’s a priority for myself. Thank you, Mr. Chair.