Thanks so much. This has been a fascinating discussion, and certainly a learning experience for me.
As our committee has undertaken this study and moved forward with it, sadly it appears that it might be coming to a close very soon. We were able to visit a number of different parks in the west: Haida Gwaii , the Gulf Islands National Park, Banff, and Jasper. It became very clear very quickly, I think to all of us, that each of these parks is actually quite different. The challenges are different. Their characteristics are different. How they need to be managed is different. The pressures on those parks are different.
Your presentations today highlight the fact that protected areas in the Arctic region are again going to require very tailored approaches to make sure that we protect those areas and do so in a way that respects our Inuit peoples and provides them with a much more significant say in the management of those areas.
Sadly, we haven't had the Inuit here yet. I don't believe either one of your organizations presumes to speak for the Inuit. When we were out west, we did get a chance to see the first nations' perspective on those lands and some of the struggles they're having and some of the demands they're coming forward to government with.
Again, the areas you're talking about are unique. Is there a way of winning the support of the Inuit in such a way that it becomes an example for the rest of the world on how to manage protected areas?
Could I have your comments, please?