Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Roussel, you talked about the Arctic, and that was very interesting. Canada ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in 2003. In 2013, we will have to submit the matter to the commission. We are working very hard to prepare the file. Moreover, the committee has begun to examine it. This preparation includes establishing cartography and alpha and beta lines, etc. I can't talk to you about that because it's all Greek to me.
When Canada submits its file in 2013, how will that commission operate? How much time can it take?
As you are a specialist in this field, I want to ask you for advice. The committee wants to examine the issue of the Arctic in the fairly near future, probably in early June. In your presentation, you said that the Arctic is a very broad issue. You talked about the environment, defence and so on. What should the committee focus on in order to conduct a useful study and not to stray into fields beyond its jurisdiction?