Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for being here today. It's good to see you.
I haven't been up in the north for a few years, but I look forward to going back at some point. I had a memorable trip hiking up the Weasel River across Baffin Island several years ago. Never did I think it would take that long to climb up and down moraines and across glacial rivers, but we got it done. We got back to Pangnirtung, and a good, warm meal was never more welcome.
I'm not sure if you can answer the following question. If you can't, that's fine. I just want to ask it. Are you familiar with some of the race that's on to lay underwater sea cables between Europe and Asia and between Europe and North America, as well as in the Russian sphere of the Arctic?