The premise of the question is exactly correct in that, as the Prime Minister has discussed and as our ministers are implementing, we are able to move faster in achieving Canadian interests with reliable partners. One definition of a reliable partner is, indeed, one with democratic, transparent polities so that we know what we're working with.
It speaks to our confidence in moving forward, for example, with a status of visiting forces agreement with the Philippines, and it speaks to our confidence in moving forward with intelligence-sharing agreements with Japan and Korea, to give just a couple of illustrations.
