I have a question for you, Professor Pharand. You seem to be well versed on this subject.
First of all, regarding Canada's strategy with respect to Arctic sovereignty, would I be off base if I said that one very important argument that will be invoked will be the fact that this territory has been occupied since time immemorial by a people known as the Inuit? Would the presence of the Inuit not be the main argument invoked to establish a claim for sovereignty?
You also mentioned a treaty or international convention. However, there is a UN body called the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. With the help of the studies it receives, the Commission tries to determine the boundaries of each circumpolar nation.
Ultimately, do you think these are the arguments or best strategies to employ to establish Canada's sovereignty over the Arctic, that is stressing that the Inuit have long occupied these lands and demonstrating through scientific means that Canada's continental shelf extends out to a certain limit?