In the preparation of this volume, the editors received invaluable assistance and support from a number of people and institutions.
The editors acknowledge the Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) received by Professor Kristin Bartenstein and her team to develop interdisciplinary scholarship under the project titled Navigating Canadian Arctic Waters: Uniformity and Unilateralism in Law-making in the Era of the International Polar Code. Further support was provided by the SSHRC-funded Canada Research Chair (Tier I) grant held by Professor Aldo Chircop.
For the second authors’ workshop, held in hybrid mode for online participation and in-person participation in Halifax, the editors were assisted by Lisa Sillito, administrative assistant of Professor Chircop, Sarah Davis, IT specialist of the Law IT Services at the Schulich School of Law, and Geordie Lounsbury, instructional media specialist at the Schulich School of Law. Their dedication and professionalism ensured a smooth working of the workshop and enabled fruitful exchanges between participants. The editors gratefully acknowledge the support provided by the Schulich School of Law in hosting the workshop and the support provided by the Faculty of Law of the Université Laval in administering the SSHRC grant.
On behalf of the entire team of authors, the editors wish to express their gratitude to Monica Ell-Kanayuk, then president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada, for graciously accepting to give a keynote presentation at the authors’ workshop and exchange with the participants. They also thank Lisa Smith and Stephanie Meakin of ICC Canada, for enabling Monica Ell-Kanayuk’s presentation.
Last but not least, the editors owe special thanks to Susan Rolston of Seawinds Consulting Services. Her competent management of many logistic aspects of this project was of great assistance to the editors. Thanks to her efficient and skillful copy editing of the entire book, it now reads as an integrated piece of work.
Kristin Bartenstein Aldo Chircop