My responsibility is to make sure I get the Canadian Armed Forces the equipment, materiel and technology they need to do their important job of defending this country. We have, I think, very important relationships. Canada has one of the strongest military export permit regimes of any country in the world, and we have made a commitment to abide by that very strong and rigorous regime.
I think the relationships and agreements we have with the United States, with our European and NATO allies and with other countries around the world need to be respected at all times, but my first priority is making sure I acquire for our military what they need.
Because we often work in coalition environments, in NATO in particular but also through NORAD and, at times, even in the Indo-Pacific, having some degree of interoperability with our closest allies is also critical. I think those relationships are very much to the benefit of our armed forces and our national defence.