Thanks, Mr. Chair.
This is the last session that we're going to have on this before we issue our report. To me it's coming down to a question of what we need to accomplish on the international level at the Arctic Council.
Is the situation with the changing Arctic reason enough for us to focus on the issues that are developing around fishing, shipping, the environment, and setting out international agreements so that we can control what's happening in a rapidly opening Arctic Ocean? Or should we be pressing for economic development right now, prior to these types of international agreements being set up that can guarantee that we're operating across the global Arctic on a level playing field? What's NTI's position on that?