Mr. Duane Smith at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

Thanks for the opportunity.

I think I would agree with Mr. Vodden's view. We have a lot of remote communities in our area, and they're only accessible by one ship a year to get their annual supply, and/or by aircraft. We have been able to get the airlines in the region subsidized to make sure this essential service was provided. It was right down to one flight a week for a while, but the services have ramped up to two or three to some of these remote communities.