Finance committee  Thanks very much. I have one last quick question to Mr. Beerman. You highlight that newcomer communities and indigenous communities face a particular risk when it comes to drowning. Could you go into why? Although it is in your brief, it struck me that we should put it on the record.

Finance committee  With respect to newcomer communities, you said that many are coming over and not being.... It's an entirely new environment, obviously, where they are now near water, whereas in their country of origin they were not. This new experience, this new exposure, adds to that increased risk.

Finance committee  Thank you very much. Mr. Beerman and Mr. White, I certainly read your brief with great interest. I had a family in my constituency that was impacted by drowning recently, a very tragic situation. In your brief, you pointed specifically to the risk of drowning among new Canadians.

Finance committee  Yes, sir, go ahead.

Finance committee  Thank you very much.

Finance committee  Thank you very much to all the witnesses. I want to begin with Mr. Hierlihy. Sir, you've laid out a number of recommendations in your brief. Thank you very much for that. I do want to address those, but first I want to put on the table something that I'm very interested in and that I think our country should be interested in: pilot shortages.

Finance committee  Thank you very much. As a federal government, we have really stood by airports in the Atlantic region and have invested heavily, as you know—and this all just came in July. There was $5 million for the resurfacing of a runway and related work at the Gander International Airport and, as you know very well, there was $10 million to rehabilitate two runways and related work here in Saint John.

Finance committee  I'm Peter Fragiskatos, the member of Parliament for London North Centre, Ontario.

Finance committee  Thank you very much.

Finance committee  Do I have 30 seconds, Mr. Chair?

Finance committee  No, not at all.

Finance committee  Is London okay?

Finance committee  Okay. Mr. Thomson, thank you very much for your presentation. We heard a lot of the same message echoed yesterday in our session in Charlottetown. In fact, we heard from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. Robert Ghiz presented. We heard a lot about accelerated capital cost allowance and what that would do in terms of offering an incentive to folks to make decisions around investing, and what that would mean for the economy.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ms. Bent and Ms. Black, there is inherent value and something quite nourishing for human beings when they see a play, go to a museum or look at a picture. I think most Canadians understand that, but what could be underappreciated is the actual economic value that the arts hold.

Finance committee  Thank you very much. Mr. Irving, your company has done tremendous work not just in terms of bringing in immigrants so that they can work at your firm and contribute but in terms of actually making them feel welcome. I understand that a centre of excellence has been established at Irving and that you've reached out on this.