Transcript
[Christmas music]
[Telephone ringing]
Text on screen: Gatineau, Quebec.
Minister of Transport, Steven MacKinnon: Good evening, Prime Minister.
Prime Minister, Mark Carney: Minister, we spotted an unidentified object on our navigation radar. It’s moving fast over Canadian airspace and all attempts to contact it have failed. Do you think it could be what I think it is?
Minister: I don’t know, but we’ll find out right away.
Text on screen: Gatineau airport
Minister: What’s the status?
Assistant: Minister, the unidentified object is approaching from the North Pole at incredible speed. We tried to communicate with it, but none of the frequencies seemed to be working.
Minister: I think I know who this is. We need to access the secret room.
Assistant: The secret room, sir?
Minister: “The” secret room.
[radio frequencies sound]
[sound of bells]
Minister: Santa, this is Steve MacKinnon, Minister of Transport for Canada. Make sure you stay on your flight trajectory and look after the reindeer. Merry Christmas!
Santa: Thank you, Canada! Ho! Ha! Ha!
Minister: Santa Claus is now authorized to do his deliveries in Canada. Merry Christmas to everyone!