Thank you.
In the defence of Canadian Arctic sovereignty and security, I hope we are not taking the position that the United States represents our interests with respect to Scandinavian countries. I think it's important that we stand up for our own sovereignty and security in the Arctic. I think it would be well worth considering having us deal directly, in concert with the Americans, with Scandinavian countries on Arctic security and sovereignty.
I have a final question for Ambassador Rae concerning the policy of the Canadian government with respect to lethal weapons.
The government indicated, until February 14, that it did not support providing lethal weapons, and the Prime Minister indicated that the reason was that the solution was diplomatic and not military. Then, on February 14, the Prime Minister announced a change in course and said the government would provide $7.8 million of lethal weaponry to Ukraine. In the last several days, the government has announced that it is providing non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine.
Was the February 14 announcement a one-off change in policy, or is the government now open to sending additional lethal weaponry to Ukraine?