Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will only add to the Minister's comments that we have had ongoing discussions with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, in particular the Canadian Coast Guard branch of DFO, with regard to the presence of ice-breaker support in the Beaufort Delta over the past many years.

We understand at this point in time there is a commitment to ice-breaker services in the Beaufort Delta and continuing on with that ice-breaker support is the overall oversight with regard to coastal water, observation protection, response to emergencies that the federal government does continue to have responsibility for.

In that context, we continue to have discussions with the Canadian Coast Guard to continue with their support of protection of our coastal areas. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.