Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses. I appreciate the clarification in terms of funding to universities from various governments and how important it is to maintain science and research on an ongoing basis in order to stay ahead of the curve.
I say that with all due respect, because when I was in the Baltics last year, I visited Estonia and Latvia. I saw from discussions with them, and with American and Canadian forces dealing in NATO in those countries, the high degree of cyber-threats and cybersecurity, the relevance of ensuring that we are on top of misinformation appropriately, and the targeted effects from, in this case, the Russian government and the Chinese government playing a role in western society. I was very encouraged by the reactions or the defence measures being taken, but I was also extremely concerned by the degree to which it exists now in Canada as well.
Professor Caulfield, are there lessons learned from other countries that are leading the way, especially given the high degree of hostilities that are now before us?