Thank you, Mr. Chair.
A lot has changed since the Michaels were taken hostage. Canada has learned a lot about China in that time. The government has come a long way. They walked on eggshells for a very long time. It was frustrating for people like Mr. Burton and me, because we were pushing for stronger action to stand up to China. In my view, the strategy is a game-changer for this government. I think we'll see a lot of changes coming in on the heels of it. It was only about a week ago that it was brought in.
The strategy, in my view, is visionary. It's a U-turn. I think it's a leadership role that we can take in Canada with other countries. In my view, and I've said this in an international publication, this is now the model that other countries should be looking towards to take on the new aggressive China that we're seeing and to implement really targeted initiatives that are well funded.
It's comprehensive and it's well funded. I'm really pleased. With that, I think we'll start to see other changes on the part of the government in this area of pensions as well as other areas.