You were mentioning the Arctic; I have a particular interest in the Arctic. We have seen a reinforcement of the Russian interest in the Arctic with the refurbishing of bases in their part of the Arctic and the latest developments testing the airspace of various other countries in the Arctic.
What are the security threats that you envisage in the future, for Canada especially? How can we mitigate these threats?
How can we make common front with the United States? The United States is also part of the Arctic, in Alaska. How do you see us doing something positive in the Arctic?
Our government has a continuous interest in the Arctic, as has been shown by the Prime Minister's visits several times every year in the Arctic and also by certain measures that we took before the situation deteriorated in the present way with Russia, which is one of the main representatives in the Arctic.
I'm telling you this because I lived in the eastern bloc and I don't like this kind of evolution of the situation there, because we are going back, as you mentioned. I know that sometimes the intentions of Russia are long-term ones. We need somehow to defend against the kind of aggression being shown by Russia.