Canada has to have something quite powerful to bring to the table. It's better to sometimes drill down and say, “Let's focus on these three things because we can offer weight in these areas” instead of spreading too thinly.
I would like to focus in this regard on the armed forces. This is not the first time that Canada has had to confront a time when it can't develop conventional strength in all areas of the military. It has to drill down and focus on niche areas to have something to bring to its like-minded partners and to not be left out of any seat at any table.
One thing we do very well in this country is higher education. We've had founders of Google, Meta and other companies publicly thank Canada for providing them with their leadership cadre. If we built a military capability based on our great cyber and AI strengths and our ability to perform in a data- and digital-driven world, then we would be bringing something to the table, because that remains a foreign and security priority of all our like-minded allies. Equally, the higher education system could bring a lot to science diplomacy, and we could help influence standards to operate in this data- and digital-driven world.