Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Huebert, you said that, as an academic, it's sometimes difficult to obtain accurate information on the different threats that Canada may face. Rest assured that I have the same issue. Since becoming an MP, I have been receiving much less information than when I was a senior officer in the Canadian Forces. In the Canadian Forces, we had access to information that was much more sensitive than the information sent to us here. We'll work together to identify the problem.
Ms. Charron, you mentioned three different areas, namely, maritime knowledge, maritime warning and maritime control. With regard to maritime knowledge, I want to go back to the threats. We often hear about threats, but I think the problem relates to the proper identification of the intention.
In terms of threats, Canadians in general tend to believe that it isn't possible; that no one would attack Canada; and that we're nice, lovely and kind. I think the threat isn't necessarily a first level military threat—and I want your opinion on the subject—but more likely a threat to take control of the territory for economic purposes. It would be a matter of entering our territory and establishing a presence that may then become a military threat if Canada responds to it.
Can Canadians be convinced to see the threat as something other than a possible attack by Russia or China, and much more as a territorial threat against Canadian sovereignty? I want your opinion on the subject.