National Defence committee  I was having sound problems. Sorry once again. Could you please repeat your question?

National Defence committee  Thank you for your question. Canada is doing virtually everything it can with its military capabilities. Canada already has forces deployed in many places around the world, and there is currently a shortage of personnel within the Canadian Armed Forces. Canada could certainly co

National Defence committee  Okay. Again, thank you for your question.

National Defence committee  I see this as a possibility, but the most important thing for Russia is to destabilize Ukraine. The important part that Russia wanted was Crimea, and they have it for now. The international community has adopted sanctions, but is doing nothing to turn the situation around. Does

National Defence committee  Thank you for your question. As for when an intervention might happen, I think that Russia will want to spare the Chinese authorities and wait until after the Olympic Games. As for whether military action is likely to be taken, Vladimir Putin is used to surprises. The interventi

National Defence committee  Could you repeat the question? It's not clear to me. To what extent—

National Defence committee  It's important for Canada to take part in these missions. This is a priority since it's NATO countries that benefit from this support. For Canada, it's important to support Ukraine on both fronts, of course, especially since we have a large Ukrainian community in Canada. Other NA

National Defence committee  To add to the answer that was just given, the importance of coordinating with NATO countries is that if an additional sanctions regime is adopted, it isn't really Canada that will bear the brunt, but rather our European allies. Imagine, for instance, preventing the import of ene

National Defence committee  Good afternoon, Ms. Normandin. Thank you for your question. In terms of the type of sanctions or other measures that Canada can take to increase pressure on Russian authorities without necessarily being in Ukraine itself, Canada can adopt additional economic sanctions. We can id

National Defence committee  I don't really have any comments to add to those of the other witness. We can proceed with the other question.

National Defence committee  For the moment, Canada is trying to avoid committing too much, and the reason is understandable. Would Canada have the weapons needed to strengthen Ukraine's military capabilities? Ukraine would have to draw up a specific list. I alluded earlier to drones. I know that Canada ha

National Defence committee  Okay, I will add something to this. I agree with the other witness's analysis. I believe that Vladimir Putin [Technical difficulty] that it wasn't possible to meet with NATO member states. I don't think negotiations are being conducted in good faith. Because NATO countries coul

National Defence committee  That's a very good question.

National Defence committee  I hope the sound is better. Thank you for your question, Mr. Doherty. Do I agree that Canada should send lethal weapons to Ukraine? It could be done. Canada has certain technologies that could be used to Ukraine's advantage and could increase the cost of a possible Russian mili

National Defence committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Normandin. There are several types of threats against Canada. In my opinion, if Russia considers Canada's support to Ukraine to be a casus belli, an act of war, it could take action in several ways, directly or indirectly. Threats against Canada