I would first make a small comment to your reference of Putin in Russia, since under Putin, Russia is increasingly becoming an illiberal autocracy. We have to be careful of what the Russian people really want. It's not the same as the free expression of interest as we have in our country.
Regarding your main point, in the case of the United States, I believe, their capability is still enormous. The comments I made about renewal and investment in defence would not come in quite the same way to the United States.
In the case of Canada, as trustees of the people, I believe you have a role in educating the Canadian public of the need for a defence capability. As a university teacher, I'm trying to educate my students about the needs of foreign policy and defence policy. I think the Canadian public understanding of our defence policy is a bit low, but there is a lot of room for the Canadian public to understand it better in the future.