Thank you for your question.
For openers, let me just say that communication with the port authorities and between the different stakeholders in the port of Toronto, particularly at the airport, are extremely difficult. One of the reasons for this is that several of the representatives who attend meetings have only one goal in mind, namely shutting down the airport.
Given that goal, it's not surprising that over time, tensions mount, inflexibility sets in and people have trouble communicating with one another maintaining good relations. Given that many of these people attend these meetings to let authority officials know that they have a responsibility, that they would like to have them relocate, that this airport should not operate like it does...
I have nothing against those who would prefer to see the land converted into parkland, but for the time being, an airport operates on this site pursuant to an agreement between the various parties, including the City of Toronto. The city is bound by this agreement. However, the people who live in close proximity to the airport want to see this facility shut down.
As I see it, the challenge here -- and as I said to the Minister, it's the port authority's challenge, not his -- lies in trying to resolve this issue with the help of mediators who try and find ways to brings the parties to the table to look at ways of resolving a problem situation, and also at how the port authority itself could provide more information, something that might reassure people. We've observed that the type of questions most often asked do not reflect the will to find solutions to real problems, but rather the will to identify problems and to show that things just aren't working.
The prevailing climate isn't very good.