Thank you very much.
I'm with Transport Canada, and as you mentioned, both Transport Canada and Infrastructure Canada are represented here. We are two different departments, but we are in the same portfolio. We have the same deputy and the same minister.
We'll share the ten minutes we have to make sure there is more time for questions and discussion. I'll go quickly into my presentation.
It goes without saying that transportation is only one of the components of economic development. However, Canada's transportation policies and regulations have a role to play in supporting northern economic development and the other parties of the federal government's integrated northern strategy. I would like to elaborate on how Transport Canada is supporting the northern strategy, for which the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development has the lead.