Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, welcome to our committee. It's great to have you here. I'm hoping that you're going to be able to expand a little bit on a section of your opening remarks in which you talked about the increase in the supplementary estimates (B) that includes $18.8 million to support our work in defining the limits of Canada's continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean, including the North Pole. I'm wondering if you could highlight the importance of this work for Canada and maybe tell us a little bit more about this year's survey.