Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I'd like to thank our two witnesses for their presentations, which were quite relevant.
I would like to make a comment that is intended for Mr. Zebedee, who described the Hon. Leona Aglukkaq as the perfect person. I do not think anyone should describe her like that when we know how the minister handled the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Nor would I make such a comment because we also know that, at the international level—as Mr. McDorman pointed out—cooperation and a multilateral effort are required to come to international agreements. That is certainly not the approach that has been adopted.
I also agree with my colleague on the geopolitical importance that this region has taken on in recent years. But when we compare it with the poor infrastructures of that region, it isn't catching up that we need to do. We must seriously wonder if we will eventually catch up. I fully agree with my colleague on that.
My question is for Mr. McDorman.
I listened carefully to your four or five truths. I think that you added a fifth at the end. Mr. McDorman, other instruments of international law have appeared in recent years. I'm thinking of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which also applies in the north, because the people, the first peoples of the circumpolar regions, participated actively in the negotiations for that declaration. Do you think this instrument of international law changes the situation for us in our discussions on the Arctic?