I am totally in agreement with the Minister here. If we can open up our doors to the world, I think our tourism budget would reflect that.
The concern I have is that within the premise of this operations budget for airports there is no provision what I see here for future thinking or future growth in that area of attracting. I would assume the provisions and putting together a proper study or planning document or emphasis on capital, which I know we’re not discussing, but this is about operations, and operations means planning. If these discussions are indeed transpiring, what reassurances do we have that the department is now working towards a battle plan, so to speak, towards making this a viable option for the people of the Northwest Territories? As I see it, the budget here doesn’t seem to be accommodating that. Can the Minister or designate indicate is this something that we may see in the ‘13-14 budget?