I concur wholeheartedly with that statement and that very strong sentiment that you've just sent.
One of the things that struck me in our proceedings time and time again as slightly unjust is the constant accusations we've heard that this government hasn't taken action to combat foreign interference, but the facts really simply do not back that up.
As you mentioned in your opening remarks, David Morrison said before this committee that the tools to address foreign interference are increasing. NSICOP, NSIRA and the panel did not exist before this government took office. We set up the critical election incident public protocol, which is the panel, or the panel is part of. We took the lead on setting up with the G7 countries the rapid response mechanism. The protocol, the panel and the RRM were all part of our four-pillar plan to protect Canadian democracy.
We've continued, in my view, based on all the evidence that's out there, to adapt and evolve our response. The protocol was independently reviewed after both of the last two elections and updates were made to really strengthen it.
These are just a few examples. You've cited some of them, and I think we could all list many others.
There's always more to do. I think we've acknowledged that and you've acknowledged that in your remarks, but would you agree that this government has taken strong action on this, that we take it seriously and that in fact we've taken more action, really, than any previous government?