Thanks very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to turn to an issue of concern generally, and that is the increased nuclear tensions around the world.
Whether it's with regard to the United States and North Korea, or to Russia's deployments in eastern Europe, we've had a lot of discussion of tactical nuclear weapons, giving us the whole idea that they're small, that they're only as big as what happened in Hiroshima. We've had some movements on U.S. nuclear doctrine that imply that first-use would occur earlier.
My question is about Canada's role in NATO. One of NATO's goals is to create a world that is free of nuclear weapons. I would like to know what initiatives Canada is taking at NATO in the areas of nuclear disarmament. Is that under your direction or the direction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs? We have a NATO ambassador there. We also have senior military members assigned to NATO. Who's in charge of the nuclear disarmament file? What initiatives have we actually taken?