Thank you, Mr. Chair. I believe it was in the last government that this particular standing offer agreement was established. It is reviewed every couple of years. I do believe the discussion around whether or not we go for standing offer agreements in the future is coming up. It might be six months. It might be a year. I can't remember the exact date, but I know that it does have a finite time limit.

I will confirm what the duration of this particular standing offer agreement is. I hear the Member's concern, but I could also argue that it might go the exact opposite. They have got a captive market as a result of the standing offer agreement. They might charge more.

Bottom line is, we look at this every couple of years. We try to figure out what is best for the North, best for the residents, and most affordable. I've had some individuals in places like Fort Smith suggest that it would be great to fly Northwestern Air Lease rather than having to come up to Yellowknife, or in Hay River. Coming up to Yellowknife, it might be better just to fly direct. These are things that we're looking at as we move forward in the future with the new standing offer agreement, should we choose to go that direction. It might be better if we just went lowest bid, whichever is most convenient to get us south, which might open us up to West Jet, or Air Canada, or Northwest Air Lease. I'm prepared to look at all options to help us control costs of medical travel. Thank you, Mr. Chair.