The question is coming from a party that is always looking for savings but does not want to listen to how we can achieve it.
We are saying that the technology available in Canada and around the world has resulted in the automation of this kind of facility in many countries. In the United States there is one lighthouse left; it is a historic one at Boston. In Australia and in the United Kingdom there has been destaffing of lighthouses. In the maritime provinces of Canada we have destaffed lighthouses.
We understand the impact of that action on the people, the men and women who have worked in this traditional activity for many years.
The Department of Transport has a fiduciary responsibility for the safety and security of those who use the sea as a means of navigation. We will are going to that obligation. We are going to make sure that the Canadian sea navigation system is as good as any in the world. Unfortunately, as we move into the 21st century, some of the practices of the past will have to be changed.