Since I don't have much more time, I'd like to move on to another topic.
One of the recommendations you had was that the Canadian Hydrographic Service should undertake more soundings and should produce new charts especially for the Canadian Arctic.
Today the Commissioner of the Environment came out with a report that was pretty hard on the government. It says that Canada's northern strategy does not provide a vision for safe marine transportation. The report clearly states that none of the departments examined had a strategy in place to support safe marine transportation in the Arctic. This is especially worrisome because vessel traffic is increasing in the Arctic.
Also, specifically with respect to the Canadian Hydrographic Service, the report states that many higher-risk areas are inadequately surveyed and charted. The assessment very clearly states that less than 25% of the paper charts in the Arctic are good. The Canadian Hydrographic Service estimates “that about one percent of Canadian Arctic waters are surveyed to modern standards”.
Are you familiar with the recommendations that your organization made with respect to the Canadian Arctic?