Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his questions and I thank him for recognizing the sincerity of the request.
Gander is not a 24/7 operation. That is one of the issues that we face. It requires ramp-up time, and it is not a 24/7 operation. If a call goes into Gander, into 103 SAR squadron, and they are not on call or on duty, then of course they have to ramp up, so it takes time. It takes a couple of hours to get to where they need to go.
This is not a fault of the 103 SAR squadron in Gander. The problem is that it needs to be a 24/7 operation.
In terms of costing the service, my objective and my goal are to ensure that lives are not at risk. That is what this motion is about.
I want to make sure that the service is there for everyone who works offshore in whatever industry.
It is really important that we recognize that we need the service because of the tragedies that have occurred.