I think his experience as lieutenant-general actually matters a lot in terms of what he's able to bring to the table. He also said that a large number of the cabinet ministers are not serious about defence either. I'll leave those statements for now, but one of the things he's challenged with is the whole issue of preparedness. A lot of my colleagues have talked about this.
He talks about the Arctic. We've had people in here to talk about the Arctic. He said:
Just in terms of numbers, there's about 22,000 professional men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces based in the Arctic, mainly in Alaska. There's about 30,000 to 35,000 Russian armed forces based in the Arctic. Canada has about 300 people.
We talk about preparation. What's your response to our Arctic, which is obviously a very important area for us in terms of—