Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Bevington.
Yes, very quickly, the GNWT is very supportive of permanent participants' role in the Arctic Council. We think that is actually one of the unique strengths of the Arctic Council. With respect to resourcing permanent participants internationally or otherwise, we support Canada's position that permanent participants should be sufficiently resourced so that they can engage in it and ensure that their preparations for engagement are effective.
From a territorial perspective, Mr. Bevington, I can certainly articulate the northern premiers' interest in working with the permanent participants and the value they place in that relationship, which features very prominently in their thinking. The northern premiers meet annually with the Canadian representatives of the permanent participants prior to each of the annual northern premiers forums.