Thank you to both witnesses.
I'm a replacement at this committee, but I find this a very interesting discussion.
In the interest of time, I'm going to be asking a question of Mr. Moens. I wish I had time to ask questions of both witnesses.
Mr. Moens, you said that liberal democracies need to have the will—and I'm paraphrasing—and the ability and equipment to match that will. You also said that defence policy must be ready for a foreign policy failure.
Mr. Putin, in Russia, has a high approval rating from the general population of Russia for aggressive action. His approval rating is actually increasing by his tactics, so there is a will within the Russian population for this.
Could you address the will that you see within the general Canadian population, and the will within the American population, and how that's affecting the priorities that we have for defence?