Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can start with that. [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] [English] Jean-Pierre mentioned that Canadian North does not fly into Kimmirut, and it is because of the lack of airport runways. It is way too short for us to land there. It can only be used for landing by a Twin Otter. The infrastructure that we're landing into was built in the Cold War.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You can access the Yukon by road. In all of the communities we serve—25 of which are isolated—we invest in the infrastructure, maintenance and everything that comes with the airline industry. We're not just doing a hub city on a jet. We're also doing the ATR services that we accommodate as an essential service.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, it's not factored in the equation. We have different fare structures. The 14-day advance purchase versus the seven-day advance purchase and the “day of” purchase are completely different. We take into account all the other communities we're serving, not just the hub cities.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We were under restrictions with the merger of Canadian North and First Air, so we didn't have any say in what we could do for the last five years. Those have been changed because of what's happened in the last few years with the pandemic and pilot shortages, but for four years we were under conditions where there was nothing we could change.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I speak about the CPI that we've experienced here in Canada, but it doesn't encounter what the aviation CPI has done to our airlines—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't have visibility on how the nutrition north program is being done.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It hasn't become cheaper.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] [English] Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to address this committee today regarding the vital role of cargo delivery, particularly food transport, in the Canadian Arctic. [Witness spoke in Inuktitut] [English] As an Inuk-born person, born and raised in the northern community of Kuujjuaq, I understand more than many what it means to struggle because of a lack of access to affordable food.