Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for being with us here today and sharing your knowledge for the benefit of this committee and Canadians.
Dr. Perry, I'll start with you. In 2018, you told the foreign affairs committee at a hearing that “Canada's official position is that the Canadian Arctic is a zone for peace and co-operation.” You added that to increase our chances of realizing that desirable outcome, we would have to bolster our defences to better deter Russia.
That was three or four years ago. What would you say today about Canada's defence capability in the face of Russia's naval and air presence in the north?