Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Your Excellency, I am very pleased to see you here today. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best in your new mandate. Although I am just as sorry as my colleagues about the situation that occurred during your first appearance, I must admit that I am probably the only one who benefited from this small technical problem, I might say. As you know, at the time, I was in Berlin, where I met someone you know well. I am therefore very pleased to have the opportunity to speak with you today.
You said in your opening remarks that Ukrainians realized
“that it will be a longer war than hoped.”
Surprisingly, during President Zelensky’s visit to Ottawa, the government announced an additional $650 million over three years to provide Ukraine with 50 armoured vehicles, including medical evacuation vehicles.
Why is this help spread over three years? Is it because the Government of Canada believes the conflict could last up to three years?