I'll start by noting that it would be important to make sure that the issue of foreign interference remains top of mind.
For 2023-24, because of the public inquiry into foreign interference, we had a lot of attention and understanding of what was happening. In the last year, because of everything else that's happening, this issue has gone on the back burner. We cannot afford that, because actors who are involved in foreign interference on Canadian soil—be they Russia, China, India, Iran or others—are not letting down their guard.
We cannot do that either. We need to move forward in implementing all the recommendations that exist. We have a good understanding of this issue, and we need to move forward on the implementation. We cannot afford to put it on the back burner because we now say that other issues are more important. We have to do multiple things at once, and that is one issue that fundamentally touches not just our democratic institutions but also the safety of Canadians on Canadian soil.