Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Just as Mr. Kmiec put on the record, I want to make sure that the viewers at home—of whom there may be many thousands—are very aware that the Deputy Prime Minister was unable to attend tonight's meeting because she has had travels to Ukraine and Poland. I can't confirm Latvia, but I understand that it's also perhaps on the agenda. This is the second anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion into the sovereign territory of Ukraine.
The Deputy Prime Minister, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence are standing in complete solidarity with the people of Ukraine, recognizing that the war that they are fighting is also on our behalf.
I'm very proud of our deputy prime minister, who is fluent in her Ukrainian language skills, which is a huge value added to ensure that Ukrainians understand that Canada will continue to stand with them. We are disappointed as well that she wasn't able to be here. However, she has very clearly said that she understands her role as being accountable to Parliament. She will attend a future meeting when we can schedule it.
I just want to make sure that this is understood, because Canadians do wonder about the Conservatives' support for Ukraine, as they have failed to support Ukraine in a free trade agreement, which was the request of the Government of Ukraine and the people of Ukraine. Now we are hearing that a brief appearance at this committee is more important than standing with the people of Ukraine, which our government will always do. I'm glad to put that on the record for those watching at home.
I have one brief question for Mr. Dade.
You said that witnesses excoriated the Government of Canada with respect to LNG. Are you aware of the testimony given by the ambassador of Japan to our committee two weeks ago when he spoke very positively about the future of LNG exports, which would be available for the Asia-Pacific region, particularly Japan, and about his looking forward to the opening up of that capacity for Canada to provide energy for Japan?