Yes, it should be, particularly with climate change and the greater utility of the Northwest Passage. Canada was sensitized to this in the 1970s with the passage of the American ship, the Manhattan. At that point, Canada recognized that in order to enforce its sovereignty and the Canadian jurisdiction over the Northwest Passage—which is a dispute Canada has with the United States in terms of whether these are international or Canadian waters—it must show it has a capability in the Arctic. It has been doing so since the 1970s. Is it sufficient? Probably not.
The other powers are starting to.... Russia, particularly, is ramping up a significant military footprint in its part of the Arctic. The Arctic is becoming an open gateway now, with climate change and the mineral resources there. Yes, one can only argue that Canada, in doing its reviews—which this committee is doing—would also need to assess the importance of how many Canadian Forces resources it would wish to deploy in the Arctic. We're really talking, in particular, naval and air, with some ground forces, of course. They'd have to be able to get in and out. The icebreaker capability is the first thing that challenges Canada. My understanding is that it has some way to go.