Thank you for that excellent question, Mr. Lauzon.
I'll start by referring to what my colleague from foreign affairs said at the beginning of the meeting. He mentioned Operation Horizon, which was launched to implement the defence elements of the strategy. The purpose of the mission is to promote peace, resilience and security in the Indo-Pacific region, and to increase respect for international law.
Operation Horizon replaced what we used to do. We now have episodic deployments in support of a persistent and predictable presence in the region through land, air, cyber, space and special operations forces activities.
Under Operation Horizon, we have increased our regional and multinational involvement through a series of exercises in the region, each with a specific goal, from enhancing interoperability with other countries to supporting capacity building.