Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will continue on the exact same subject.
I was a bit surprised by the response given by Mr. Epp. First, he said that he didn't want to respond to the hypothetical question about a possible invasion of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China. Then, in the same breath, he added that the PRC had never closed the door on reunifying China by force. Concerning a response to hypothetical questions, I believe that Canada has very clearly stated what it would do in the event of a hypothetical new invasion in Ukraine.
Why, then, is there this resistance to answering the question about a possible invasion of Taiwan, given that many Canadian citizens live on the island and are very certainly interested in knowing what the Canadian government would do if the island were invaded?