I would add that there's a great opportunity for Canadians. The Arctic is so big right now, and the Canadian government could miss the boat on that. If the Canadian government, the Department of National Defence, sits down with the Inuit and asks them that question in a more appropriate forum, in a more formal forum, there'd be a lot of synergy happening between the Inuit and those in the south. We are already seeing it in the arts and music; we have presidents of France coming and buying Inuit art. It's there. Why are Canadians in the south and members of Parliament here not taking advantage of that in a mutually beneficial way?
On May 11th, 2009. See this statement in context.