Finance committee  Thank you. The member is correct, and I would again describe it as a drafting technique. The proposed reference returns the leading aspect of the purpose section to being the dissemination of knowledge, which is exactly what the Canadian Polar Commission was all about. Bringing

Finance committee  Thank you. I'm going to consult with my colleagues just for a moment. But I believe if we look at under section 6 under “Powers and Functions”, again clause 5 and clause 6 work together, and that's the intention, to make sure that one's a more deeper and expansive elaboration o

Finance committee  That is a partner organization and we use that entity for our logistic support. We've been using them as early as this past summer for our first field season. They are not scoped into this legislation but are a significant partner.

Finance committee  Thank you. That question has come up in previous discussions, and I'm happy to respond. I believe some of the proposed amendments speak to that as well. One of the distinctions between the Canadian Polar Commission's references to reports to Parliament and this particular legis

Finance committee  You're referring to the polar continental shelf program.

Finance committee  The impact, from my standpoint, is an operational relationship between ourselves and the polar continental shelf program. We have a very strong working relationship with the polar continental shelf program and they'll continue to be a service provider to this institution.

Finance committee  There's a range of scientific research components across the federal government that will have the opportunity to work and partner with CHARS on its science and technology agenda. There is no explicit reference to DND, but we hope there will be opportunities for those things that

Finance committee  I mean scientific in nature. That's correct.

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. It's a pleasure to be here to respond. That definition is currently a part of the Canadian Polar Commission Act in terms of a definition for the Arctic. That definition has been carried through for quite some time. It's an acknowledgement, or it tries

Finance committee  I believe you are asking that with the entrance of chairs in the arctic science and technology field, those that are currently in that field will then potentially be in competition for other research dollars that may be available in the future. Is that correct?

Finance committee  Correct.

Finance committee  Correct.

Finance committee  Correct.

Finance committee  We're getting ready for our second call for the science and technology portion. I'll refer the question to my colleague, Dr. Raillard.

Finance committee  The matter that the committee and Parliament is considering now is the governance structure. The funding elements are not attached to this particular budget bill. What we are looking for is giving the new board the ability to have decision-making power over the allocations that D