Rob Oliphant at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

Thank you, Chair.

Now for some tougher questions, which is what we like to do.

Minister, in your plans you talked a lot about the Arctic and Arctic sovereignty. You indicated that we will be looking at two consulates. You opened one in Nuuk, and you are looking at one in Anchorage. Can you talk about the importance of the Arctic in terms of our foreign policy and in terms of our strategic positioning in the world?