We've done a number of studies now, whether it's on this issue or NATO or NORAD. One of the interesting things that I've found in this committee is that as we've seen this decline of interest or willingness to participate, we also seem to see a decline in the amount of engagement that the everyday Canadian has and the understanding of why peacekeeping or peace-promoting is important throughout the world.
We've seen this with NATO. Fewer and fewer Canadians understand the relevance of NATO. It's the same thing with NORAD.
Regarding the question I asked Ms. White, I would like to give you an opportunity to respond to it as well. How important is it to keep Canadians engaged in the discussions about why this is important? How important is it to get it out of the political exercise that we seem to embark on, and into the discussions that Canadians are having?