Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Giroux and Mr. Penny, thank you for being here once again.
On page 5 of your report, in the first paragraph of subsection 1.1, you say: “NATO itself identifies that its own measurements can materially diverge from those reported by national governments”. You also state that NATO relies on public data published by Statistics Canada to determine Canada's level of involvement.
My next question is as follows. How does the Canadian government calculate its own defence expenditures in relation to the target to be reached as part of its role in NATO?
NATO uses Statistics Canada data. What data does the Canadian government use?