Ladies, some of you have somewhat shaken our convictions with arguments that are a bit counterintuitive, such as when we say the Arctic should be our top concern in our Indo-Pacific strategy.
Most people think that all the land in the Arctic has been claimed, and that sovereignty is well established on every parcel of land in the Arctic, so no other Asian-Pacific countries can stake a claim. However, I understand that this goes well beyond the issue of claims, since we're talking about scientific research, in particular.
I'm going to put a fly in the ointment—would you say that the fact that our main ally, the greatest economic and military power in the world, doesn't recognize Canadian sovereignty over the Arctic and the fact that Canada is so incapable of defending the territory are both major challenges we will have to face?