Chair, may I interrupt you for one minute?
I just want to make a bit of a point, in that we had done some hearings on Ukraine and the Russian intervention there and had almost, I think, come to the point where we thought that maybe we were moving on. I think that what we've seen in the past few weeks has rekindled the committee's interest in this issue. Certainly, we've been—I think I can speak for all of us—appalled by the aggressive actions that have been taken by Russia with regard to Ukraine.
The Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have spoken with and stood with the people of Ukraine right from the beginning of this action and will continue to do that. The Minister of Foreign Affairs was the first minister on the ground in Ukraine in recognizing the new government. The Prime Minister is now the first leader to go to Ukraine to support the government there.
I'm very happy to see that we have come together in the House of Commons. I think all of us are on the same page with regard to this. We may vary in some small particulars, but overall, the Canadian people are very strongly behind the actions and the commitment of our Parliament and our government with respect to Ukraine. For example, today in question period, the first question of the day that was asked by the leader of the official opposition was in regard to this issue, and later we heard the Liberals, on a question of privilege, raise this issue again.
We look forward to working with the opposition and with the other members of Parliament. Certainly, we're very disappointed in this aggressive action that Russia has taken and in their position to take further aggressive action against Ukraine, and we believe that how we engage on the issue of Ukraine is inextricably intertwined with how we respond to Russia as well.
Thank you for allowing me that short intervention.