I would like to call the meeting to order.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), our study of Canada's Arctic foreign policy will continue. I want to welcome all the members and certainly our guests today. I want to thank all of our witnesses for taking the time to be here.
We have before us Shelagh Grant, who is an adjunct professor in the Canadian studies department of Trent University.
Welcome Ms. Grant, and thank you for being here.
We also have Sara French, who is from Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, who is a program director for the Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program.
Welcome, Ms. French.
We also have David Breukelman, who is lead director at Gedex Inc., and president of Business Arts Inc.
Mr. Breukelman, welcome. We're glad to have you here as well.
We're going to start with Ms. Grant and then we'll go to Ms. French and then Mr. Breukelman. The clerk asked you to prepare about a 10-minute statement. We'll hear all three statements, and then we'll go back and forth across the room to ask questions and get follow-up. We have about two hours to do that.
I will turn it over to you, Ms. Grant. We look forward to hearing what you have to stay. You have 10 minutes. The floor is yours.