Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I sincerely thank the two witnesses for their substantive and interesting presentations.
I must mention two of President Trump's tweets this morning. I will read the first one, verbatim:
“Things will work out fine between the USA and Russia. At the right time everyone will come to their senses & there will be lasting peace!”
In the other tweet, he says he has
“confidence that China will properly deal with North Korea. If they are unable to do so, the U.S., with its allies, will!”
We always get the impression that he runs hot and cold, and we never know which way the wind will blow. Of course there are repercussions on bilateral relations, but there are also repercussions on a global scale, and Canada will be affected. We hear talk of a potential economic crisis and about the whole issue of global security. Canada's geographic position, starting with the North Pole, is not necessarily a very comfortable one.
I have a strange question for you, but I can't help asking it. What can Canada do, in co-operation with its European allies, Mexico, Japan and other countries to bring a bit more predictability and stability to the current situation? I know it is a strange question, but I had to ask it.