If something does develop in the Arctic, Canada's response is going to be primarily maritime. It's what we would call a maritime theatre of operations. That's because it's dominated by the water or ice, depending on the conditions, and the lack of logistical facilities to sustain and support operations. That means the navy and the Coast Guard must support whatever undertaking is under way by rangers, army expeditionary units, etc. The navy will play a huge supporting role in the far northern Arctic. Simply put, at the moment they have no capacity, and once the Arctic and offshore patrol ships are online, they will have very limited capacity.
A major conflict—if you talk to people who've done the kind of work I have at Canadian Forces College doing modelling and scenario testing—calls forth a demand primarily for enormous amounts of logistics, matériel, human support, movement, and return of people and goods back to the point of origin. The lines of communication from points of support to the High Arctic are further than they are across the Atlantic, and as far as from Victoria to Japan. So the demand—