When we look at this letter that came out from a number of leading Canadians, including former cabinet ministers, retired military leaders and academics, we see that they talk about how bad defence spending has gotten in Canada, how we aren't able to step up and do the task at hand. Then you can combine that with the leaked Pentagon documents on the Discord app.
We know that back-channel discussions have been taking place, especially at the NATO level among diplomats, so my question is to former ambassador Buck. Based upon your time in Brussels and the discussions that are taking place today with a lot of your former colleagues, would you say that the comments made in the Pentagon documents are reflective of what you're hearing in diplomatic circles here in Ottawa today?