I think there certainly is, Mr. Chair, and, as you can see, the budget for the department has risen. I'm very pleased about that and all the different areas that we have become involved with and all the areas to which we contribute.
You made specific reference with respect to ISIL, the jihadi terrorists. We have made that a priority. That's a priority for our government. This group is a threat to Canada. It's a threat to the region. That's why we are there assisting in Iraq. We've expanded the mission to Syria because we are not going to give this organization, this terrorist group, free rein to move in and out of Iraq, so we're joining with our coalition partners.
The list of atrocities committed by that group is astounding. I don't know if the world has ever seen anything quite like this before. Unlike some parties, some individuals, who want to stand on the sideline, we are a country where that has never been the Canadian way. We stand up for what is right in this world, and that is what we are doing with the extension of this mission. This is what we are doing in our assistance for Ukraine. This is what Canadians can count on their government to do, that when they see such atrocities committed, they can expect this government to stand up and take action about it.
We have a joint responsibility with our coalition partners, but we should make no mistake: this organization directly targets Canada. We know that. We know of the threat, we will stand up to that threat, and we will do what is right.