It wasn't made before for a variety of reasons, but the driver of making it is my desire to get all of coast guard in the Dartmouth area consolidated at the BIO campus. We announced we were getting out of Dartmouth base in the late 1990s. We haven't invested in that facility, and it's not in good shape. The coast guard is scattered over four different locations in Dartmouth right now. Taking the decision on the icebreakers was a necessary first step to get the consolidation plan at BIO moving. That was sort of the trigger to finalizing the plan for wharf construction, and I hope, ultimately, the consolidation.
On April 24th, 2007. See this statement in context.