My colleague has mentioned the United States as the world's superpower. The success of the United States in terms of innovation—Silicon Valley—is not accidental. There is a connection to the military. A lot of the inventions did come out of DARPA, and they had an impact. This is not to suggest that the only way to get innovation is by having very heavy military expenditures, but there is a valuable connection.
If you have a society that emphasizes freedom of communication, a society where there's entrepreneurship, a society that is open to trade and to ideas, it is one of the best recipes for having the kind of synergy that creates advanced thinking, implementation, and ultimately, also, the capacity to produce.
I think Canada is a very advanced industrialized state. We have been really successful. Often, when I speak to people in Canada, they don't realize what a large footprint we have internationally, how respected we are, and how successful some of our companies are.
I think that in terms of collaborative efforts, in terms of allowing ideas to come in, in terms of immigration policy, we're bringing in and encouraging very bright people to come to Canada. Cooperating on defence with the United States and with our western European allies—I think it has to be that combination. We have to move simultaneously on multiple fronts.