Thank you.
It's a pleasure to have you folks here today.
A number of years ago I had the opportunity to tour the coast guard facilities in Quebec City. I had quite a thorough tour. I was there probably for two hours. At that particular time I was told that I was the first member of Parliament to tour that facility in quite some time. That was about nine years ago now. I got a very intensive look at what the coast guard does, at some of their assets, and at the way they are set up. I was quite impressed with what was there and I understood at that time some of the shortfalls that existed.
I have one thing to ask concerning the north that may be a direct question for the coast guard. Does the coast guard have its own helicopters, or do they work through DND or something else?