Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would like to thank the witnesses for coming today. This has been a very interesting discussion.
My first question is for Ms. French.
In your opening remarks, you referred to a lack of resources, especially for aboriginal people in the north. I think this is a problem, because, among other reasons, these people are not necessarily well represented by the government within the Arctic Council.
How will aboriginal people's interests be represented if important decisions are made? One also has to keep in mind the problem of education and resources in this area. How will these people be able to make themselves heard and be represented?