Canadians understand the importance of NATO. It's our collective security. I think what we're also seeing with Russia's illegitimate and illegal invasion of Ukraine is that it has basically broken the peace that has stood in Europe since the Second World War. It is basically attacking the values that Canadians stand for in terms of democracy and rule of law.
If Ukraine fails, then the signal that it sends to not only Russia but to other adversaries is that you can survive with might and that might can win over anything. That is why Europeans have taken a lead in wanting to provide assistance to Ukraine, to protect Ukraine and to defend Ukraine. From a Canadian perspective, that is the right thing to do. That is protecting our values and our norms à distance, if I can put it that way. That's why we also, as Canadians and the Government of Canada, have been committed to supporting Ukraine.