Thank you, Mr. Chair. When we rolled this out, this was one of the things -- this is an early step on how we are going to take Yellowknife Airport, if it becomes an authority or something else down the road, then we will look at changing legislation to do that. I believe this is the right step moving forward. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. O’Reilly.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think this is the wrong step. It is not inclusive, it is not representative, and not terribly accountable. I raised all of these issues at committee, and do not like the responses I am getting, and for that reason, I will be voting against the bill itself. I had hoped that the Minister would have responded more positively.

Mr. O’Reilly, your time is up. I will remind the committee that we still have the report of the standing committee to discuss, which discusses many of these topics. Next, I have Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to go back to leaving from Fort Simpson. If I get on an airline leaving from Fort Simpson, land in Yellowknife, and then get on to another airline going to Edmonton, are there these costs to it? I understand the $7 to $9, but I am trying to understand the $10 and the $20. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I believe the Member said, if they caught a different airline when they got to Yellowknife, going south, there would be that additional fee. The AIF would be added on. If it was First Air, say, from Simpson all the way to Edmonton, there would just be the aeronautical fee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate the Minister’s answer. We don’t have those connections. We actually have to land here in Yellowknife, switch airlines, and then get on from there. Sometimes, we can get there on First Air, and then land here, and get on another First Air flight. Sometimes we can’t do that, so I just wanted to get that clarified. The second one is regard to charters. If we charter from Fort Simpson to our smaller communities, because of costs to get into these communities, how does that fee get collected? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Mr. Conway.

Thank you, Mr. Conway. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think that clarifies what I was trying to get at in both areas. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Mr. McNeely.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In the spirit of raising revenues, what sort of consultation or feedback, to make you feel comfortable, on the revenue portion that you have heard, from the current vendors and the enterprise or business community gives you confidence that these sales are where they are at? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. McNeely. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. When we looked at the business plan, we looked at all the economic opportunities that come along with this. As I have said, for every $1 million, 3.5 jobs will be created. The offset would create 14 jobs, but if you look at the business plan, there are cargo opportunities that would become available, with consultation with a number of these stakeholders, the 30-something groups that we have met with. That is one area of a particular increase of business opportunities, moving forward. There has probably been a number of people, I believe, already who have talked about, once we implement these changes, changing the structure of the airport, and particularly the building of the retail aspect of it, moving forward.

I think, a year or two from now, you are going to see a totally different airport, and it is going to be a good change for the people of Yellowknife and the Government of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. A couple of questions with regard to current revenues being generated: can the Minister or the department let us know, with all the current revenues, let’s say, if this fee goes ahead, will all the other revenues that are being generated at the Yellowknife Airport be a part of the revolving fund?

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, they will be. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Without the revolving fund aspect right now, all the revenue generated at the Yellowknife Airport, I am assuming it all goes into the general coffers revenue, so there have to be portions of that that get divvied out to our many other airports, to help them with their infrastructure needs. Is that not the case? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.