First of all, we must thank the commissioner of official languages. We take each one of his recommendations very seriously. It is clear to me, especially as a francophone, that search and rescue services must be offered in the language of the people who need to be saved.
My answer will be sort of along the same lines as what I told your colleague. We are not going to transfer the services of the marine rescue sub-centre in Quebec to Halifax or Trenton until we—in this case, me—are convinced that services will be provided in both official languages and that no call will go unanswered.
However, I can tell you today that we are almost ready to do the transfer of the eastern portion of the search and rescue centre, in other words, the portion to the east of 70o longitude west, which is very close to Cap à l'Aigle in the Murray Bay region. The portion to the east of that boundary will be transferred to Halifax, while the area to the west will receive services from Trenton.
The eastern portion will be transferred in the spring, once we are ready. There again, we do not have a specific date right now. The western portion won't be transferred until the fall.