Thank you, Mr. Chair. My last question is, you know, I live in Fort Providence. The ice goes out about May 12th or thereabouts, and then it follows, maybe, from there, north to Inuvik within a two-week period. The river is pretty well open within that period of time, but unfortunately, Great Slave Lake ice persists to keep the lake frozen, and MTS, their operations have to stand still during that time, while the river is flowing freely.
The point that I am making is that there have been changes in river breakups. We are seeing changes in terms of the sea ice flow up in the High Arctic, and my question is: how does MTS consider climate change in developing its operational plans, the examples I just made?
We are seeing changes. The Northwest Passage is becoming more passable for ocean liners, and things of that nature are happening. Surely the department through MTS has considered those operational factors.