Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Ms. Barnes, for being here.
A few years ago I spent a week in Yukon with Larry Bagnell. You have a beautiful place and a very vibrant crew up there. They're tough.
You seem to have a good international grasp on the Arctic, especially with all the students coming in, and also in your dealings with the U.S. When you're dealing with Alaska, do you get the sense that it is about the state itself, or do you sense that it is more in an international context—the U.S. as a whole looking at how the changes in the Arctic are going to change its sovereignty and shipping?
A previous guest talked about the South China Sea. We know the Americans are very interested in what's happening there. But since you are close to Alaska, tell me about the perspective on the U.S. side, with regard to Alaska as a state, but also with regard to the country itself. What are you hearing?