Finance committee  I think that's probably unlikely. From the very beginning, CHARS was conceived as a hub-and-spoke model. I know that the emphasis now is on the facility at Cambridge Bay, but one of the things Dr. Drummond emphasized was that there is a network of other facilities, many of them

Finance committee  Well, CHARS does have a budget for research, yes.

Finance committee  My understanding is that the commitment, for the next four years at least, is to maintain those priorities and the resources, yes.

Finance committee  I think the whole-of-government coordination is required from a federal perspective. The whole-of-Canada perspective is needed so that all of these pieces are working effectively together.

Finance committee  I agree with you. One of the observations I would make about the legislation as it is crafted right now is that there's not a compelling mandate there for CHARS to require the exchange of information among departments and agencies. That certainly is available at the reporting sta

Finance committee  It's fine. I think there's an opportunity to do that in the act, yes.

Finance committee  Yes, I do. I think that one of the strongest expressions of sovereignty is being present and understanding the land, the people, the places, in the north, wherever we are. Canada is a big territory, and because CHARS is not just one facility but a network of all of the existing

Finance committee  The best outcome would be for CHARS to coordinate all of the various activities that are taking place in Canada. Within the federal government alone, I think there are over 20 departments and agencies that have some research activity taking place in the north, from the Museum of

Finance committee  The Canadian Polar Commission is the adhering body to the International Arctic Science Committee, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. It supports Canadian participation in a number of other Arctic research fora by strengthening the relationship between the scientists

Finance committee  Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to meet with the committee this afternoon. I'm here representing the International Arctic Science Committee. I have spent the last four years as president of IASC and sit on the executive committee. I am a professor at the University of Alber