I think that would be a question we'd take back to the commissioner of the coast guard and my colleague Mario Pelletier, who is the assistant commissioner for our central and Arctic region. I've had a lot of time in the coast guard over my career, but I think it's inappropriate for us to speak for the commissioner on his program and mandate.
You know that we have some new vessels coming into the fleet, and obviously that will impact on our ability to have resources there. I think it's common knowledge that we have a fixed duration of season when we have our icebreakers in the Arctic, and fishers and others are prosecuting those resources for much longer periods of time. I'm sure the commissioner would provide a lot of good information on that to this committee.
The other aspect is that it's not just the coast guard; it's the Canadian Rangers. We have the territorial governments, as well as the assets of the Department of National Defence, that can all be brought to bear on these, but we are talking about some pretty remote areas, and it is an issue of concern for all of us. We're seeing more and more people who want to go to the Arctic. When they go there, how do we ensure that they're there...? I think the first part of it is that the mariners are always responsible for ensuring that they have the appropriate safeguards.