Thank you.
To go back to this issue of smart defence, my figures show that there are only five countries in the alliance that spend less on defence as a percentage of GDP than Canada does, and that we're on a par with Denmark and Germany, with every other ally at a higher level. That's just on this question of percentage of GDP.
At a time of austerity and deep cuts potentially in the United States and definitely in many parts of Europe, do you think Canada should stick with, increase, or reduce the defence commitment it has to remain ready for the challenges we now have identified?