Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to the witnesses for their presentations. I will be asking my questions in French, and I hope that you will be able to hear the simultaneous interpretation properly.
My first question is about the missile defence system.
In Canada, this topic comes up from time to time. Various witnesses have talked about it in committee and have expressed differing views. One witness has told us that Canada might be able to participate in the missile defence system with the Americans without having to increase our financial or material contribution. However, other witnesses have told us that it is completely unrealistic to think that the U.S. government would agree to Canada's participation without further contribution.
Could the two witnesses tell me what they think about that?