Thank you very much for your comments and questions.
Going back to the map and the stuff you alluded to, of course it shows with the dots where these folks are going. We have over 29,000 kilometres of coastline, so that gives you an idea of why it's concentrated very much on the east coast.
As I referenced in my report, we have the only base that I call “splintered”, with no fixed-wing support. So you have to wonder why we're doing it in other parts of the country but not here. I was just advocating for the addition of fixed-wing to our helicopters. It would make a great difference in the response times, and I think in the efficiencies as well. That's not only our opinion; it has been studied. The report I referenced came out in March last year. It says quite clearly that a fixed-wing allocation in Gander would enhance the services. That's why we're here.
We understand there are constraints on resources. What these folks are doing is dangerous, there are limits, and those sorts of things. But when you have a strong recommendation that says it obviously makes sense to go ahead and do it, how can we not be advocating for it? It's good when it's not just us as politicians talking about it but there's some concrete evidence for it.
So bringing fixed-wing to Gander, whether it's in one, two, or three years when we buy these new planes, would certainly be a wise decision, in our opinion.