Mr. Fisher, without commenting on how any particular partisan position may play out or how a political party may vote, I believe very strongly that we have to invest in the Canadian Armed Forces. That includes, particularly, investing in the men and women who serve, and fair wages. That compensation is important, but so are many of the other investments we are making as well.
Certainly the money that the Canadian government has determined is required is directly in response to the request we've received from Ukraine and our NATO allies. I'm hopeful. I'll just say that. I'm hopeful that this will receive the support of the House of Commons when we vote on these matters later today. I am hopeful that we'll be able to pass this legislation, because the funding for defence and for Ukraine that is in the supplementary estimates, I think, will be really important. It's important to the men and women who serve. It's important that we continue to invest in them and that we do it carefully.
I believe the vast majority of members of the House of Commons believe in support for Ukraine. I believe the vast majority of Canadians believe in supporting Ukraine.
Ukraine is, in many ways—