At the last NATO summit, there was agreement by all allies that the size of the existing battle groups that were created in 2017 would be increased and that new battle groups would be put in place. That commitment is there across all allies, and Canada has to meet that commitment.
I can't speak to the stage of preparedness now, but I'll go back to the letter that I and others signed about the need to invest more. One of the main gaps in the CAF right now is people, so they're working as hard as they can to increase recruitment and retention. It's something that needs a lot of care and feeding, but the government is committed to increasing its size and presence in Latvia, and that's vitally important to NATO deterrence. I know that was the rationale. I was there when we made the decision to take on that battle group and I know the Canadian policy has been that deterrence has to be sufficiently robust.