Thank you, Madam Chair.
I’ll continue with Mr. Vincent.
Mr. Vincent, given your expertise, I’m sure you know that conducting research in the Arctic requires tools. Specifically, one needs a boat, because there’s water up there.
Laval University is working with the Amundsen Science organization, owned by the federal government. They both act as comanagers or coleaders in order to conduct research. According to scientists, the Amundsen icebreaker is coming to the end of its useful life. We are waiting for confirmation from the government as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, but we have no answer or very little confirmation regarding the fleet’s renewal.
I’d like to hear your opinion on the need for a boat dedicated specifically to research in the Arctic.