Mr. Chairman, the other issue I wanted to focus on is the Norman Wells Airport building. Mr. Chairman, it is my understanding that the building is going to make some changes in terms of accommodating some of the people that have to fly into Norman Wells to catch the Canadian North flight south to Edmonton or to here for medical reasons. Sometimes when we have
patients coming in earlier during the day, they have to stay three or four hours at the airport because they are unable to get to town or just some people are left at the airport. One of the things that we looked at was to see if we can accommodate them, to ease their comfort, because someone come with fractured bones, some are sick and some are not too healthy there, to open up a certain space in the facility to have a lounge for medical people there. I know that was worked on or discussed. I am not too sure where it is at right now.
Every time I go to the Wells, I ask the question: where’s the building? Where’s the spot? We’re working on it, we’re working on it the last couple of years now. I want to ask the Minister if he can put some comfort to his response in terms of, yes, we’re going to get this done. It is going to be done in a timely manner. The response I get back from the staff in Norman Wells saying it will be done by a certain date, I have been told so many times. However, it just falls... They don’t keep their word I guess is what I’m saying.