Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Major General Prévost, thank you for being available; you have come to testify on short notice.
I'd also like to thank Ms. Kutz and Mr. Hamilton.
My first question is related to NATO's Exercise Cold Response 2022. Today, we heard in the media that within the NATO countries, 30,000 people are participating. Canada will only be sending about 10 people, whereas in the past we have sent 400, 500, up to 2,000 people.
Could the fact that we're not providing many troops be perceived as Canada abdicating its Arctic sovereignty, of sorts?