Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for being here to answer some of our questions today.
Mr. Kikkert, I'll be asking you, and if you're able to get some communication with Mr. Pedersen then I'll be asking both of you. I also find it very unfortunate that he's not able to share with us just because of a technical issue.
I'm wondering what you think are some of the main challenges noticed by the rangers and by northern communities for search and rescue operations. Has it been getting more and more difficult due to global warming? Over the years of experience that Mr. Pedersen has had, has he noticed an increase in challenge, let's say, because of that fact?