Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Gentlemen, let me extend my welcome to you, as my colleagues did, for sharing part of your afternoon with us. We appreciate it.
We hear different positions from different witnesses. I have a general question that I would like to hear your response to, either one or both of you.
We have people talking about submarines. We scramble some jets to intercept some bombers. We talk about the 200-mile shelf. We talk about icebreakers. We talk about the involvement of the U.S. and Norway.
Are we at that stage of development where we should, as the country of Canada, host these folks for some kind of discussion in terms of what should happen and who should do what? Should we partner with each other on icebreakers? Should we partner with each other in communications and exploration under the sea and on top of the sea? Are we at that point where we can say that there is a new frontier we can develop properly, both environmentally properly and financially properly? Are we there or are we still a ways back from that position?