That's a good question. Let me provide a simple example to you.
Often what Canada will do is that it may decide to substitute a Canadian frigate for a U.S. frigate in an American aircraft flotilla, for instance. That means the Americans can pull out their frigate and deploy it somewhere on an operation where Canada may decide, for political or other reasons, that it has no interest to deploy a Canadian frigate. It frees up American resources, which then makes Canada a vital partner for the United States in providing for multilateral and allied defence.
Also, the Americans like working with Canada precisely because they can trust Canada, and they can trust Canadian equipment insofar as we are fully operable, especially on the naval side, where this is absolutely vital in terms of maximizing our overall impact. That, of course, also then gets us good visibility in Washington, because if you're able to support the United States in areas that might be of mutual national interest for Canada, that scores us points in Washington. That then allows us to advance other policy files that are of equal importance in our bilateral relationship.