We did submit a bid. We were the lowest-priced bidder, but I would suggest to you that what has not been demonstrated or explained very clearly is that the requisite for beyond just price was quite complex, and the bar is set very high, to the point where I would suggest to you, under the current system, only the incumbent carrier would be in a position to meet all the requirements. Despite a supposedly competitive bidding system, in fact it becomes non-competitive because no one else could ever meet the standards.
Despite the suggestion that there are a multitude of carriers carrying food into the north, I can tell you that First Air is the only carrier that provides carriage of food mail into the Qikiqtani region of Nunavut. They are the only carrier that provides carriage into the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, and between First Air and Air Inuit, the Mativik companies carry about 85% of the food mail. I'm not sure who all the other carriers are, but I would suggest to you that it is not quite as represented.