Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all of the witnesses. It is very late this evening, so thank you for being here and sharing your expertise with us.
Obviously, Dr. Huebert, the things we're hearing from you are not necessarily surprising, but of course they are very scary. You were just talking to my colleague, Mr. Bergeron, about our allies and how we need to work with those allies in the northern countries. You talked a little bit about the nuclear deterrence, the nuclear war potential that we have there, and what we should be doing with our allies.
Is it too late? Is the power that China and Russia have militarily...? Have we acted too late? Knowing the situation we find ourselves in now, what should Canada prioritize? Knowing the limitations we have, the limitations with our capacity for procurement, the limitations with what we have failed to do in terms of developing the Arctic, if you were the Canadian government, prioritize for me what your next steps would be, please.