Foreign Affairs committee  I wouldn't want to presume that we'll be asking for more money in the future. I think the mandate that the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development has is quite broad, and there's a lot of opportunity to re-calibrate within that mandate as priorities change or issu

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, if I could just add that the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs has a champion role in terms of the northern strategy, and we do have a governance table at the deputy minister and ADM levels that tries to do that coordination across government, and DFO is part of that.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm going to ask John Kozij to respond because he's just done some recent work on that.

Foreign Affairs committee  There is a fair amount of collaboration that has been going on in science for many years. It started with the International Polar Year. Canada played a key leadership role in that. We hosted the wrap-up conference. But also one of the files that I'm involved with is the High Arct

Foreign Affairs committee  The U.S. is one that we're working with. Also, we're looking at Germany. Germany has a lot of assets. They have some ships, as well as some other platforms. Those are the most advanced. A number of countries have indicated interest, but they're not as advanced. China and Japan ar

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, we work very closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and we're involved in the Canada-Norway dialogue. That's one of the ones I can think of off the top of my head. We have an MOU with Russia as well. That's broader than science. It's very multidisciplinary.

Foreign Affairs committee  Absolutely, yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  Sure.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to address the committee this morning regarding northern development, using the framework of Canada’s Northern Strategy. I will focus on domestic issues and conclude with some brief remarks about our department's

National Defence committee  Would you mind repeating the focus? Is it the relationship we have, the coordination of sovereignty in the Arctic?

National Defence committee  Our role is fairly minor. We do have a small working group looking at specific issues. Basically, what's happening at Resolute and the polar continental shelf project is looking at greater cooperation, because the military is in the process of establishing its Arctic training cen

National Defence committee  May I add to my response? I should also say that we are members of the Arctic security working group, and John sits as a member on that committee. It's interdepartmental as well as territorial, and with other partners, and it's a good forum for exchange of information that helps

National Defence committee  Maybe I'll use the example of one of the programs that we run in Indian and Northern Affairs called strategic investment and northern economic development. It's a five-year program that's just been extended. We're at the beginning of the second five-year plan. In that program w

National Defence committee  Yes, it's been underway for some time. I am sure that you will hear about it later this week. I believe that the main objective is to ensure better coordination with European countries and to make them more aware of the Canadian reality in the Arctic.

National Defence committee  Yes.