Thank you, sir. That is a wealth of critical importance.
In terms of the energy weapons, I agree with you entirely: you have to start looking modern.
In terms of the surveillance capability, where Canada's trying to develop it--and I'm a firm supporter of it--is in the listening acoustic capabilities. But we are just experimenting with it right now. It's a program of Northern Watch. We have to ensure that not only is it properly funded, but once the Canadian development of this is created, we in fact go ahead with the deployment.
The third major element of your point is the issue of who should be the ones who are monitoring the north once it is divided. Be aware that we are probably not going to get the answers from the commission until about 2030, 2040. So we have a very long period. The commission is doing about two to three reports a year, and there are a hundred before it right now, so you can just do the math in terms of how long it will be when the Canadian report is ultimately deposited in 2013.
Now, on the issue of who should be there, I am of the firm belief that once they reach agreement it should be the circumpolar nations that should say to their operators that they have to cooperate. They work the best together. Let's ensure that the environmental, economic, and security issues are all worked on. That would be the critical point to lock everybody into a cooperative venture.
Don't bring in the outside world, because that makes it problematic. Keep it within the context of the Norwegians, the Americans, the Canadians, and if we are in good relations with the Russians in 2030, 2040, you bring the Russians in.