Good afternoon, Ms. Normandin. Thank you for your question.
In terms of the type of sanctions or other measures that Canada can take to increase pressure on Russian authorities without necessarily being in Ukraine itself, Canada can adopt additional economic sanctions. We can identify Russian personnel, including oligarchs or supporters, people who are close to Vladimir Putin, or Vladimir Putin himself, and increase sanctions, freeze the economic assets of these people. Of course, Russia's great fortunes aren't necessarily stored in Canada, it's more in London or in other banking systems abroad. Such economic sanctions freeze the assets and certainly increase the economic pressure on Russia. This is the type of action that Canada can take without too many consequences, but that increases [Technical difficulty—Editor]. That's the kind of thing that is highly likely. In this case, Canada would have to do it not alone, but in coordination with the other NATO countries, and Ukraine, of course, to coordinate a simultaneous and coherent effort.
We can also increase support to Ukraine, increase funding. Even if we don't want to deploy troops, we can still support the Ukrainian government with a financial contribution. We can also send weapons, including lethal weapons. These are also means we can use.