Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Welcome to both of our witnesses this morning.
I'll direct my questions to Dr. Chircop.
It's always nice to see an Atlantic Canadian, particularly a Haligonian, and a professor of maritime law from Dalhousie.
Dr. Chircop, there are two things I'd like to ask you about, and I'm going to give you time to actually respond.
Let me just ask the questions first.
You talked about two important things—probably more, but two. One was that greater research is needed on safety and environmental aspects. Then you also stressed the importance of Inuit participation in maritime regulation and shipping.
With regard to the second point, how might we follow up with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act with regard to the shipping in the Arctic?
I'm going to give you all the time you need.