Mr. Chair, I thank the member for his question.
I believe that was said by one of my colleagues from the Five Eyes at the meeting described in the article. Having said that, I fully support the argument that's being made.
There are indeed threats to Canadian universities. In Canada, we are very fortunate to have cutting-edge universities. People come from all over the world to study at our universities. That has to be maintained. It is thanks to this international collaboration that we make advances in research.
The problem we have, especially with regard to the People's Republic of China and the government of Xi Jinping, is that all parts of that government are involved in seeking information, either openly or surreptitiously, in order to serve the interests of the Chinese Communist Party. Unfortunately, that also includes reviewing all the technologies to see if there is a way to modify them for the military purposes of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which is a direct threat to Canada.