The reason I want to make a decision in early September is that the government has announced that it will bring forward a strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. If the government brings forward that strategy before the beginning of September, our committee could review that strategy; it could spend four or five meetings on it. However, if we make a decision now on Mr. Bergeron's proposal, it will not be possible to do so before the end of November or the end of December. That is one of the reasons why I want to wait until September to make a decision.
On June 13th, 2022. See this statement in context.