Thank you for the question, Madam Chair.
I might not entirely agree with my colleague Anne. We work together on a number of programs. I think it's important to recognize that we can't be leaders in absolutely everything, and there are many countries that have expertise that's very complementary and overlaps with Canadian expertise. It's a relatively small science community in the Arctic, and we all work closely together.
Investments in the last 20 years through ArcticNet, through the International Polar Year— the last International Polar Year—and through a number of other programs have really built a capacity for the next generation of Arctic science in Canada. I think what's important to realize is that sometimes it's not so much what we do but how we go about doing it, and it's the way we're working with putting the priority on ensuring that indigenous and northern Canadians, who should be leading that work, are involved. That has taken a little time.
When I meet with international colleagues, I think that in many respects they look at Canada with a bit of envy that we've managed to advance on certain issues. On technical issues, there are other countries that sometimes have perhaps more expertise or capabilities than we have, but I think we are world leaders in many ways.