Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Sorry, Mr. Beaulieu, your time has expired. Would you like me to put your name on again? Okay. Next we have Mr. McNeely.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Ms. Young.

Thank you, Ms. Young. Mr. Beaulieu.

So I take it the department would be flexible to just upgrade to the new facility if the community was  I know the actual concern right now is just finding the proper place to put the facility, and hopefully we get all that straightened out, too, shortly. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, that's why I'm asking to do the planning study now, rather than wait till, you know, when we're panicking here. But, Mr. Speaker, will the Minister and the department, you know, start planning ahead and put this into the next bundle for the Building Canada Fund.

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask the Minister: what is the plan for the department if this vessel didn't meet the criteria for the Coast Guard?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you know with the overhaul of the hull, the engines, all the work that has been done to the engines, I believe it's up for replacement myself; it has over 25,000 hours as I've been told. That's almost $2 million there that could have been put towards a new vessel.

We have to start planning out how our spending or maintaining our equipment rather than replacing. I know a lot of that work has been done to a lot of our buildings, but, you know, we have to start planning properly here. Will the Minister ensure that a planning study has been taken on the Louis...

Mr. Speaker, what is the average estimated cost of a ferry vessel replacement?