Great, thank you. I think it's a wonderful question.
Again, there are challenges and technical questions associated with UAVs. Given satellite capabilities and GPS when you get into really high latitudes, those, in my mind, are a very interesting science and technology question that Canadians can solve. Just as we are world leaders in terms of autonomous underwater vehicles, I'd like to see us playing a lot more in Arctic applications of UAVs, and to supplement that with all the different sensor systems and human surveillance systems, like the Rangers, to develop that common operating picture so we get that situational awareness. I'm strongly supportive of that and I think it is a wave of the future.
You've certainly heard from General Loos and General Beare about the challenges dealing with such a vast territory. Having unmanned or unpeopled systems that are able to go up and actually do a lot of that patrolling to supplement the human eyes and ears of the Rangers is a great opportunity. I think it's one that should be more fully explored, and it has great applications in terms of search and rescue, being mindful, of course, that DND has a mandate for air search and rescue; maritime search and rescue belongs to the coast guard; and ground search and rescue belongs to the police force, the RCMP, in the north. So being respectful of that, recognizing that some of the military systems can support those efforts as part of a whole-of-government piece, in my mind, is exactly the way we should be going.