On a calm, gorgeous flight from Iqaluit to Churchill, reporters traveling with Stéphane Dion were invited into the cockpit for the view and a quick chat with the pilots.

Susan Bonner

With just water below us, there wasn't much geography to talk about so I asked Captain Marc Beaudoin (pilot)
and Captain Norman Noel (co-pilot) how they like flying the Liberal tour around the country.

They both agreed it was more interesting than their usual flights. They enjoy "the client" and say they are paying more attention to the Liberal message in this campaign. On the other hand, they are both working such long hours that they can't follow the overall campaign as closely as they normally would.

They are both Quebecers.

So will they vote Liberal?

A pause.

Noel says he usually votes based on the local candidate over the party and he hasn't done his homework yet. "I will ask my wife, " he joked.

Beaudoin didn't answer at first and then said, "I won't vote Liberal. "

Another pause.

"And I won't vote NDP."

"You'll vote for the Bloc?" I prodded.

He nodded. And then added it has nothing to do with Dion. He's been voting Bloc since its inception.

— Susan Bonner