Mr. Chair, when we launched our defence policy, to make sure it was robust, we made a commitment that it was going to be fully costed and fully funded. That is exactly what this policy does. It is a plan with 333 procurement projects in place for capabilities. With the right investments, we are making sure we provide the right financial support for our defence and investing in the right capabilities and making the right contributions. Our defence spending will be going up to 1.48% by 2024.
Our contributions to NATO are equally important. We are back in Europe. In Latvia, we have a policing task force right now, and a naval task force that we are commanding. We are also commanding the NATO training mission in Iraq for the second year.