Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome, Professor Griffiths. I appreciate your coming today with the very informative information that you've provided us.
I don't know if you've had an opportunity to read an article from the National Post on September 26. It talked about the Arctic ice and the rises and declines and the satellite photos taken by a Japanese organization. What it has shown, and reads here, is that in fact in some cases the Arctic ice is expanding. I actually attended an event last night and listened to Lord Lawson, who indicated that in fact the Arctic ice, as well as the Antarctic ice, is actually increasing. I don't have that as a fact, but that's the comment made.
I'm just wondering, from your thoughts around this, what impact would that have in terms of shipping, particularly in the Northwest Passage?