Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Minister, thank you very much for being here. I have a question for you.
Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie has talked about how unprepared we are. As a former chief of staff for NATO, for our allies and for the work he's done, even as an elected member in your party, I would like to say his one comment here, and I'd like to get your response to it: “The current prime minister of Canada is not serious about defence. Full stop.”