Thank you, sir. That's a really good question.
I haven't read the article you referred to; I wish I had.
I would say that the Russians certainly have put considerable effort over several decades into their Arctic capability, obviously including their hydrographic services.
When I talk to my captains and navigators, they share your concern. There are areas in the Canadian Arctic archipelago where charts are not to the standard, or areas that have not been explored recently, so there are challenges. When our folks deploy, this plays very much into the captain's risk reduction calculations concerning where he is going, at what speed, and under what conditions.
I agree with you that there needs to be a greater effort here in future, as the Arctic opens to greater human activity, to see surveying move forward to a much better level.