First of all, thank you for joining us. I listened to my colleague from the Bloc Québécois talk about what transpired in 2005. We need to ask ourselves what the consequences of this transaction could be.
I am pleased that today, our minister has decided to protect our country when it comes to very important intelligence and security matters. Mention has also been made of important values such as defending our country, democracy and health. Our country continues to defend these values on both the national and international stages.
This issue of Arctic sovereignty worries me a great deal. Mr. Fergusson talked about Canada's inability to adequately defend our sovereignty over the Arctic. One of the areas he mentioned was submarines. I would like to hear Mr. Last's views on defending the Arctic. What capabilities do the Americans have? The motion reaffirms our will to maintain control over the Arctic and to continue working with this aim in mind. I fail to see the purpose of the motion, since it merely reaffirms the same thing.
Having said that, now that we have shown our true colours on the question of defending Canadian technology, can the Americans influence in some way how these services are used?