Mr. Chairman, the genesis for this discussion and report that we're doing has to do with the impact that climate change is having on the north and the impact on sovereignty issues and the military. In terms of the expertise, there's obviously a wealth of expertise in the north. We've seen impacts on habitat and migration issues. How can we best tap into that in terms of being able to develop constructive and useful recommendations, not only for government but also in dealing with many of the social implications that we see with regard to climate change in the north?
On October 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.