Thank you, Chair.
I'm pleased to see that you're in the chair and we're not voting to do that. Thank you, witnesses, for being here.
My question is related to the Arctic. In your report on the strategic outlook for Canada, you indicated that Putin's 104-point foreign policy doctrine is a declaration of difference bent on establishing Russia as one of the influential and competitive poles of the modern world.
As Russia is an Arctic state, do you believe that Russia's recent foreign policy moves should be a cause for concern for Canada and Canada's interests in the Arctic? How do you think the CAF and the Government of Canada should be reacting in the Arctic?