Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses today. We certainly have a full house. It's great to see everybody here in person. Thank you for being here for this important meeting.
I'm going to start with the Auditor General's report. The recommendation in paragraph 6.36 states:
National Defence, Transport Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Canadian Coast Guard, working together, should take concrete actions to address the long-standing gaps in Arctic maritime domain awareness....
I was wondering if you could please elaborate. What are some of the barriers to information sharing? Do they stem from lack of data, research or sound policy analysis?