Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses who are here for the first time and to those who are returning.
I think Mr. Stout hit the nail on the head that northern and remote airports and airlines are an essential lifeline from a social perspective but also from an economic opportunity perspective. We know that there are many economic opportunities in the north, and there will be more in the future.
We've heard from all of you today, from the previous set of witnesses and from the previous study on competition on high costs. Mr. Morrison had some statistics with regard to the rapid rise in fees and costs. It's alarming and concerning that we have an international reputation as a high-cost jurisdiction.
Aside from the costs, are there some unnecessary regulations or red tape that you could point to that the Minister of Transport or the Department of Transport could deal with today or in the very short term that would at least help advance that competitiveness issue?
We'll just start going from right to left here.