Foreign Affairs committee  I was one of the people who actually advocated that we step back a little bit from the University of the Arctic. The reason was that I felt it was very important that we invest in infrastructure in Canada. Those networks and the foundation we built here, through the network of the University of the Arctic, were actually fundamental for us.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, everyone. Thank you very much for the invitation to speak with you today. I congratulate the committee for seeking out northern voices in your deliberations for the Arctic foreign policy study. First, I will give you a little background. I'm the president of Yukon College, which is located in Whitehorse but serves all of Yukon through its 11 rural campuses.