Mr. Speaker, before I go to the substance of these questions, it strikes me as fascinating that the Reform Party, the party that always calls for faster and deeper cuts and says we are not going fast enough in making cuts in government, is the same party that when it comes to things in their backyard Reform members say: "Not in my backyard. Make your cuts somewhere else, but not in this area". I have heard this over and over in this House. On every topic they say: "But do not cut here". If we were to add it up we would never cut at all.
On the topic of Calgary, if Calgary has problems, the biggest problem in Calgary is congestion. It has too much success. It is the growth of that airport and the authority is working to meet this demand. The government is taking a flexible approach on this.
One of the problems with Edmonton is that traffic has moved from the Edmonton municipal airport to Edmonton International Airport. That has changed the circumstances. The federal government is working with that authority to deal with the changed circumstances and it will change the lease accordingly.
It is important to be flexible and to recognize that as things change we must change the leases, we must look at the circumstances and act accordingly.
However, I find it remarkable how the Reform Party is always after us to spend, spend, spend, except when it comes time for the budget.