The board members of the Inuit Circumpolar Council in Canada, for example, are the regional bodies. The Nunatsiavut president is on the ICC board, as are the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., and the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation's president, and so on. They give specific direction to the Inuit Circumpolar Council. That continues to be one way the Arctic Council has been set up, so the ICC has that voice.
There's a second one that is more domestic. It's something called the Arctic Council Advisory Committee, which includes territorial representatives, Inuit, and representatives from various departments. There's some talk of making that into more of a Canadian-focused Arctic council that has a bit more meat, and not just an advisory committee. So there's some discussion about that.
There has also been an attempt in the past to have an international meeting of the minds of local and regional governments through what's called the Northern Forum. Personally, I don't think it has been that successful. The Northwest Territories has pulled out of that, but I think there is an increasing need for something like that.
Being able to bring regional voices to an international organization such as the Arctic Council might be a little tricky. I think other member states might not want, for example, four or five representatives from Canada having separate voices at an international meeting.
But I think there needs to be more focus within this new advisory committee I was telling you about, which is perhaps going to become a sort of mini-Arctic Council within Canada.