Thank you for the question.
Deterrence is a whole-of-government effort. Something like this is going to rely on a number of different departmental entities and stakeholders to be able to deter the adversary.
Obviously, impacts would not be felt just militarily; there would be impacts to society in terms of our ability to access these services that I've just spoken about. However, the deterrence component will come from Global Affairs Canada. It will come through sanctions. It will come through diplomatic means, démarches, and what have you. Certainly, I can't speak at great length about that.
The other deterrent is the fact that militarily we want our adversaries to understand that it's not ever going to be in their best interest to do something like that. The best way for us to deter adversaries is to maintain a strong, united front with our allies. When they look across the table and they see that we are part of a team, that is, I think, the strength in our deterrence capability. Our adversaries don't necessarily have friends and colleagues like we do in the west, whether that be through alliance frameworks or what have you. Really, it's important to maintain a strong and collaborative front in that regard to deter those kinds of activities.