I think that we knew and that we could have anticipated one year ago that Russia would be intensifying their information operations in the context of the war in Ukraine. We also anticipated that they would try to erode Canadian public support for Ukraine. Those operations have only intensified during the past 12 months.
As someone who observes these operations and these narratives and who monitors and analyzes them on a day-to-day basis, I'm deeply concerned that domestic elements in Canada on the far left and on the far right are both adopting some of these narratives and are using them to create a wedge between us. This is, in effect, legitimizing some of these Russian tactical narratives. It's something I think we should be deeply concerned about in the context of national security.