There are long-standing, wide-ranging priorities for our northern and Arctic communities. The recognition of this was solidified in the exercise of the co-development of the Arctic and northern policy framework, which was undertaken in 2019. That helped set the stage for the way the Government of Canada engages with our northern Arctic partners on domestic matters. It is a mechanism to address those concerns or priorities. I think that is a very strong indicator of what can come about because, subsequent to that, there have been policies developed, including the Arctic foreign policy, which has built off the international chapter.
It is quite critical for us to ensure that we maintain the dynamics that came about as a result of the finalization of the Arctic and northern policy framework. It is a critical exercise, and our partners who spent the time to help co-develop it take it very seriously.
