Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'll split my time with Mr. Bagnell.
Thank you, gentlemen, for coming. Both of you emphasize capabilities and presence in your remarks. Some commentators and some witnesses have indicated that, really, a lot of what the government has announced so far is more bravado than real action and that in fact there is no real strategy.
The Senate, in their report, announced that they would like to see an Arctic strategy advisory committee with many more tools than the present northern sovereignty committee, and that in fact the government's measures have been hit and miss in trying to deliver on some of the points you indicated. There have been criticisms of the icebreakers, as an example.
Regarding the need to really develop a clear, coherent strategy to deal with the issues of climate change, sovereignty, and coordination with aboriginals, Inuit, and the coast guard, could you comment briefly on the fact that Indian and Northern Affairs is the lead agency but that in reality there has been little effective cooperation in developing a strategy to achieve the goals you gentlemen have pointed out?