You've said it's not essential. We understand that an American naval attaché was interested in possibly purchasing this asset. We also had some disturbing testimony about Chinese embassy officials kicking tires—I don't know how else to put it—in Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk over some of these assets. If these are not essential, why are the Americans and apparently the Chinese government both interested in these assets?
On November 24th, 2022. See this statement in context.