That's a difficult question; it's very complicated.
Just to clarify, I'm appointed to the Canadian Polar Commission. We're a body appointed by the federal government, and we're separate from the Arctic Council, of course. Our mandate with the polar commission—and I understand that you have been briefed by our chairman—is to look at research priorities for the north and south poles from a Canadian perspective.
From that point of view, for the Arctic Council I think any increased dialogue amongst the circumpolar countries—and then of course the other countries that are interested in what's going on in the Arctic—is vital. Finding a way to find partnerships to include others is important, too. That's only going to build better relationships that will help us with our global economy, basically.
But it's not just the economy; it is also about the environment. It's a global environment now as well, as we're experiencing in the north with the impacts of changing whether and the changing ice patterns, especially in the Beaufort.
So cooperation and continued cooperation should be the priority.