Thank you, Chair, and thank you to our witnesses. It's wonderful to see such committed and reputable conservation organizations testifying before us today.
In the interest of full disclosure, in a past life prior to being elected, I served as legal counsel on issues of offshore drilling projects in the Beaufort for WWF.
My first question goes to Mr. Taylor.
I've been impressed with the work that Oceans North has done, particularly the Inuit-first approach and the collaboration with communities. I commend the integrated shipping framework report that you came out with recently to all members here. It's actually a crucial piece in the marine protected areas discussion.
Would Oceans North agree with WWF's assessment of the need to review the approach to prioritizing mineral and energy resource assessments prior to the establishment of conservation? Is that something that Oceans North is on side with as well? That would lend strength to the recommendation that we might consider making.