There are two.
Number one, if you're trying to solve multiple problems, take multiple approaches. That's why I have a rotorcraft and I have a fixed-wing. I get persistence from the fixed-wing, and I get on-the-spot, tactical, instantaneous response out to 10 kilometres. In every case, you're safer using a robot than you are people. We had a tragic loss of life last year off one of our coast guard vessels that was out doing a tactical ice survey, when it could be done today with a robotic aircraft. It's just the way it is.
When we think about the increased number of vessels transiting our Northwest Passage, this was proposed to me years ago. We have harbour pilots to come in and out of our harbours. We as a country are in a position to say, “Do you want to transit? We have new regulations. If you want to transit our Northwest Passage, then you put a harbour pilot equipped with this technology.” That could actually be an aboriginal responsibility, from robots that are based in their communities as they transit through.
The beauty of that is we provide tactical ice reconnaissance for those vessels. They're able to go faster, their insurance rates are lower, and we would have eyes on everything that they did. If there is an inadvertent pumping of bilges or whatever, we would be able to see that. If there's an incident, we immediately have information about what that is. Everyone else in the country who's responsible for effecting the rescue piece or the response piece would have detailed information on which to act.
You don't have to buy one thing, because one thing doesn't solve all things. And you don't have to. The beauty of it is, you don't have to design it to carry a person.