Comments came forward. I had a number of calls from my constituents that this was a negative promotion of tourism, a negative promotion when it comes to getting Canadians out this summer. This came after the Conservatives' plan to give Canadians a break this summer by having the government axe the fuel taxes this summer. That would save the average family $670 making them able to come to the province of Quebec. However, again we heard these comments from the health minister, saying that if you take a vacation you're actually letting “the planet burn”.
Those were concerning comments to me.
I'm glad you're here promoting tourism in Quebec, because I'm sure as heck going to promote tourism right across Canada, and I hope that people take advantage of air travel to get to their regional airports.
It's over to you, Mr. Kendall.
For those who can afford to do it, I hope we get lots of people up to the Arctic.
I know the federal government is now decommissioning, and correct me if I'm wrong, a number of NDBs across Canada. The Arctic is very unique. The great north is very unique. You've spoken about aircraft that's operating. We still use the Otter and the Beaver. Canadians were leaders in that technology. I think we've fallen behind in a lot of that. Going back to the 737-200, they are not able to operate on gravel strips. Once they're decommissioned, there are no replacements.
I'm wondering about the cost to airlines. Speaking about fleet, not everyone can afford to have a full G1000 panel and shoot GPS approaches.
On the government's pathway to decommissioning NDBs, doing a new VOR highway, do you think we're falling behind on lots of things by not getting GPS approaches approved fast enough? Can you comment on that?