Sir, if you look at my remarks, I think what I said was that there is a NATO target for all members of NATO, and we are a member, and the NATO target is 2%. We have not come close to meeting that target for a number of years. I was looking at the NATO figures just this week and as you suggested, we're currently at 1%.
My observation would be that if we are in a situation where we are expected to do more, eventually we have to make investments ,and it's not just Canada, it's the rest of the alliance.
I also think we shouldn't be bound simply by a figure, although figures are important because they're an indication of commitment. Also important are your output and results. I would argue there, as I have with some of my European colleagues, that our contribution—for example, the CF-18s, and the Regina moving from the Gulf into the Mediterranean—makes good sense, but the problem is that we don't have a replacement now for the Regina doing work that Canada has committed to helping to do as part of our larger collective defence responsibilities.