Thank you, Chair.
My question goes to Professor McRae, and it follows up on Mr. Dechert's question, except with specific regard to Russia.
Last week we heard testimony from Department of Foreign Affairs officials that Canada's overarching priority as Arctic Council chair will be to focus on development for the people of the north. Recently, however, Russia suspended the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, an aboriginal group representing more than 250,000 northerners. Given that Canada has signalled that northern peoples are a priority for chairmanship, what impact do you anticipate this new development in Russia will have on our objective?