Thank you.
Dr. Leuprecht, seven days ago, the Under Secretary of War, Mr. Colby, paused the Permanent Joint Board on Defence, which we've used to coordinate our defence with the U.S. since the 1940s.
I have two quick questions for you on that. Mr. Colby's statement specified “gaps between rhetoric and reality” linked directly to the Prime Minister's Davos speech. Is the United States primarily concerned with the dollar level of Canadian defence spending and with the accounting composition of what we report, such as the Coast Guard classification, veterans' benefits and critical minerals, or what it delivers in shared continental defence? In your opinion, did that affect the decision to pause the Permanent Joint Board on Defence?