That's great. I can partially answer.
I was taking notes, and on the last answer, Russia is doing all of those things on misinformation. This committee has seen cyber-attacks on Global Affairs. We know that Russia is our northern neighbour. They are actively running a disinformation campaign. Fortunately, our community works with those in the smaller Russian community here who have fled from and escaped Putin's Russia and who want to live in a place where there are human rights and there is freedom of expression. I [Technical difficulty—Editor] answer.
In terms of lethal defensive weapons and diplomacy, what we have seen in the last several weeks, as Dr. Jolicoeur has laid out, has been bad faith diplomacy. The Russian Federation has come to the table with outrageous, undeliverable demands. I believe they wanted Poland and all the Baltic states kicked out of NATO. Putin has a vision which is back to the U.S.S.R. and which is redrawing the borders of Europe and, I would say, Eurasia, to his liking, and we shouldn't entirely disbelieve his interest in Canada's north as well.
Putin understands force. In this scenario, the provision of lethal weapons is something we hope nobody will ever have to use, but the provision of lethal weapons actually increases the seriousness with which the diplomacy may be taking place with the Russian Federation and NATO in this scenario. They build a seriousness of response and mean that Ukraine is not alone in that scenario.
In terms of the question that was asked about why the current aid is not enough, we saw yesterday that the Canadian flag was part of a group of flags raised in Ukraine's Parliament, so for Canada, while the Operation Unifier mission is important, it is very significantly noted that Canada has not joined the list of countries, particularly the NATO ally countries, that are providing these kinds of military defences. To ensure Canada's good reputation in Ukraine and within our NATO alliances, we believe that whatever can be done should be done. I don't have a list from either country. I just know that our armed forces certainly work closely together, have a trusted, secure relationship, and know what could be done in terms of immediate steps.