Public Accounts committee  Certainly. There are a couple of points. One, I would distinguish between issues around lack of awareness, which is what the Auditor General's report highlights, versus ongoing legal claims made by Russia in terms of land ownership or mineral rights, etc. In terms of closing gaps around awareness, the work we are advancing is twofold.

Public Accounts committee  It's that information sharing around those smaller vessels that's critical.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to begin by saying hello to all the committee members. As you mentioned earlier, I am joined by a few of my counterparts from other departments. I will offer some very brief opening remarks, in order to leave maximum time for questions. The Auditor General's report clearly identifies where departments need to collaborate more effectively on Arctic waters surveillance.

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a couple of points here. Number one, the examination of the various rules and regulations is ongoing. We've heard from the chief on a couple of these today. The point I would like to flag to the committee is on Madame Arbour's 48 recommendations. They are part of a broader program of culture change.

National Defence committee  I have nothing to add, Minister. Mr. Chair, General Eyre or even my counterpart on my right may want to add something.

National Defence committee  Certainly. Thank you, Minister. I have two quick points, Mr. Chair. Number one is that in conversations with provincial, territorial and federal counterparts, they have flagged the investigations piece as being a challenge. I think a lot of people jump right to the prosecution, but the investigation piece is important.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, we'll take a look and see what we can provide based on our records.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. I think two things. One, the department has, indeed, noticed an increase in tempo in terms of the number and frequency of responses to domestic events. It is something we factor into our operations, both domestic and abroad. I don't think it will totally answer the question posed by the member here, Mr.

Public Accounts committee  Mr. Chair, I think it's too early for us to speculate about what the market might look like in 2050. I think, if it's relevant, we can have Nancy talk about the decarbonization plans, but in terms of comments in the market, it's too early to say.

Public Accounts committee  I think the methodology we're talking about today, Mr. Chair, is around the impact from the operations. I can't speculate on how one might count for that type of event. I'm not sure the methodology has evolved that far, but we're very much focused on tracking our own emissions from operations and, as I have mentioned, we still have some work to do on that.

Public Accounts committee  I have a little more detail. I think the message here is that we have more planning to do to identify more actions to get us there. I think the report is accurate that there are some plans that we still have to come forward with to identify how we will make 2050. I'm thinking of more energy refits of buildings and the things we've already talked about today in terms of getting there, and you'll see the road map, the risks and all the things we've already talked about today be articulated over the next year to show how we intend to get there.

Public Accounts committee  When we're looking at bases and wings and the infrastructure there, it's largely a question of investing to do energy refits. In some cases, it's to actually tear down old buildings and replace them with new. To date, Mr. Chair, we've seen about $145 million invested in military housing for green upgrades and around $50 million in energy performance itself.

Public Accounts committee  It's based on output and also the ability to actually get the work done. Some buildings, frankly, are very difficult to upgrade. The other priority I'd flag is the purchase of green energy. Some of the commitments we have.... Obviously, we don't produce our own electricity, so we're reliant on the market.

Public Accounts committee  We'll have to take that one back, Mr. Chair, to see if we can get the data.

Public Accounts committee  At this stage, Mr. Chair, operational capability is still paramount at Defence. There there have been no decisions or assessments of things that would put the force at risk. The investments to date have all been around things like building greening and buying electric vehicles—so no operational impacts.