Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First and foremost, my question is for you, Professor Fergusson. I know that we've talked a lot about BMD, so I want to switch over to aerial defence and look at the aggressive posture that Russia has assumed. They're flying Russian Bear bombers up along Canadian and U.S. airspace, flying through the English Channel, and buzzing the maritime task force ships with their fighter jets in the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, and the North Sea.
I'm wondering what we need to be doing from a Canadian perspective and a NATO perspective to make sure Canada is doing its part. We send jets for air policing in Romania, Iceland, and other places. What do we need to have to build up our aerial defence here and help our NATO allies?