Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank both of our witnesses for being here to answer some of our questions today.
I'm going to start with Mr. Lackenbauer, but both witnesses can chime in if they feel like it.
Both of you mentioned that Russia is not a direct threat at the moment to our Canadian Arctic. Of course, other witnesses, and I think all Canadians, can understand that climate change is real and that it has a real impact in the Arctic and the north.
The reality will be changing in the near future. This was perhaps not an attractive place in the past, but as it becomes warmer and more attractive, it is possibly going to trigger more conflict in this area by Russia. I understand that we're not necessarily at the top of Russia's list of countries to get into conflict with, but I believe most of the members of our Parliament have been banned from Russia based on our interventions with Ukraine.
Can you comment on that, what the future might look like, and how we can prepare ourselves for that type of situation?