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Good afternoon everybody . Welcome to

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today's press conference at the end of

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our bilateral discussion with the

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Defense Minister of Canada . I am going

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to moderate just like we've done before .

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We'll start out with some opening

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comments by Secretary Austin then

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Minister and and and then uh I will

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moderate the Q and A . We have a hard

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stop here in 20 minutes at three

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o'clock . So we'll do the best we can

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to get through as many questions as we

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can the goal being to on each side .

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But again , we'll have to see how far

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we can go . It would help if if when

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you do ask your questions , you can

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limit your your follow ups with that Mr

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Secretary . Let me start by thanking

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the Minister for making the trip to

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Washington . And I know that the past

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few days have been pretty busy and I'm

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glad that you could join us today . We

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just saw each other Tuesday in Germany

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at Ramstein air base . At this this

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week's historic meaning of what is now

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the contact group on Ukrainian defense

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in Canada stepped up with an important

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announcement on armored vehicles and

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other vital capabilities for Ukraine

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Madam Minister . That's just what we've

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come to expect from Canada and from

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your own leadership and sense of moral

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purpose . So it's no surprise that we

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had such a highly productive meeting

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today . It reminds us how much close

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friends and valued allies matter

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and we know that we can count on the

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enduring partnership between the United

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States and Canada . Canada isn't just a

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great neighbor . It's also a true

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friend in a steadfast ally . And

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today we're grateful for Canada's

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resolute support of the Ukrainian

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people after Russia's reckless and

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lawless invasion . Now moving forward

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from today's discussion and from our

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meeting in Germany , I'm proud to note

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that The president has now requested

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$16 billion dollars for the Department

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of Defense to address Ukraine's self

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defense needs in the crucial weeks

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ahead . This supplemental request

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includes $6 billion dollars more for

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the Ukraine Security Assistance

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Initiative , which helps us to procure

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weapons and systems for Ukraine And $5

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billion dollars for additional

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presidential drawdown authority which

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allows us to continue providing

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critical material from our own

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inventory In another $5 billion dollars

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to help us pay for the operational cost

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of bolstering NATO's eastern flank as

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well as additional investments . For

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instance , it features something we

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call critical munitions acquisition

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fund which will allow the Department to

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purchase and establish the strategic

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reserve of vital munitions like anti

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aircraft and anti tank munitions to

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search for this crisis and quite

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frankly , crises to come . So we'd urge

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Congress to approve our request without

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delay and we thank them for their

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tremendous support . Up to this point ,

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we understand the urgency and I know

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that Canadian people do as well , Madam

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Minister . So let me again express my

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appreciation to you and to Prime

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Minister Trudeau and your colleagues

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for your announcement that Canada Will

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send eight armoured vehicles to support

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Ukraine . And let me applaud you for

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everything that Canada is doing to help

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Ukraine defend itself , including your

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extraordinary efforts to train

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Ukrainian forces through Operation Unit

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for the United States and Canada

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are united in our admiration for the

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Ukrainian people's bravery in our

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determination to help them defend their

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sovereignty . Of course , as you'd

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expect with old friends and neighbors ,

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we had a wide ranging agenda today . We

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also discussed our shared

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responsibilities for protecting our

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homelands through the NORAD command .

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We talked about our joint efforts to

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strengthen north american defense ties ,

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including the need to ensure a stable

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arctic region where international norms

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are respected . And we discussed how

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we're both working with regional

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partners and latin America and the

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Caribbean to combat threats like

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transnational crime and drug

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trafficking and the better and to

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prepare better for humanitarian crises

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and to build up climate resilience in

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advance initiatives on peace and

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security . The Minister and I also

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spoke about our shared commitment to a

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secure and open indo pacific and that's

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why I'm so pleased that last year , for

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the first time Canada participated in a

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cooperative Taiwan strait Taiwan strait

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transit with the United States and

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we're going to find additional

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opportunities to work together on our

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shared vision of a secure , open and

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prosperous indo pacific as we face all

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these challenges . We're grateful to

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have Canada as our neighbor Madam

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Minister . Our two countries share a

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border and we also share the core

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values of democracy and decency

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and so thank you for your friendship ,

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your insights and your leadership .

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Again , it's great to have you here .

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Thank you very much and over to you

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madam Minister ,

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Good afternoon . Thank you so much .

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Secretary Austin for your well warm

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welcome . On my first visit to

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Washington D . C . As Canada's Minister

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of National Defense , we have just had

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a very productive meeting here at the

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pentagon . The United States . Quite

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simply as Canada's most important ally

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and defense partner , Our armed forces

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fought together to win two World Wars

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Since 1958 . Our militaries have worked

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together every day to defend north

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american airspace through NORAD And in

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recent years , Canadian and American

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forces fought side by side in

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Afghanistan and in the war against

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Daesh today , the

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world is facing the greatest threat to

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international peace and stability since

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the Second World war . Illegal

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Familia the civil innocent is sitting

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attack complex control or

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international keanu

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protest tools . Since day one of this

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attack , our Ukrainian friends have

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faced Putin's forces with unfailing

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courage and resolve and Canada

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like the United States stands firmly

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with them . Since 2015 , the Canadian

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armed forces have trained over

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33,000 Ukrainian personnel

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through our training mission operation

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Unifier . And since the beginning of

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this crisis , Canada has donated

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machine guns , pistols , sniper rifles ,

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carl Gustaf antitank weapons , hand

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grenades , precision cameras for

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military drones and this equipment is

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making a real difference in Ukraine's

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war effort last week in

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conjunction with our american allies ,

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we stepped up our support by delivering

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M triple seven howitzers to Ukrainian

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forces and I can confirm that Canadian

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soldiers are now training their

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Ukrainian counterparts in the use of

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these weapons . Further at Ramstein air

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base on Tuesday , an excellent and

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useful conference organized by my

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colleague Secretary Austin , We

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announced that Canada will send eight

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armoured vehicles to Ukraine in the

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coming weeks and we will continue to

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supply Ukraine with the equipment that

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it needs to fight and win at

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this crucial time for euro atlantic

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security . Canada's commitment to the

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NATO alliance is unwavering . We

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recently deployed a second frigate to

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NATO's maritime forces and added more

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troops and capabilities to the Canadian

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led multinational battle group in

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Latvia

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personnel and fellow demands .

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And as we step up to protect our allies

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abroad , we are also keeping our eyes

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on threats to the North american

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continent . As Minister of National

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Defense , I have been entrusted to lead

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Canada's efforts to strengthen

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continental defense and to deliver a

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robust plan to modernize NORAD in

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collaboration with our american allies

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and we will have more to say on this in

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the short term , a fascinating menace

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acute news of mountain knows obvious

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dismount military Last month . Our

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government tabled budget 2022 , which

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invests $8 billion

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70%

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increase in already planned spending .

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Under our defense policy , strong ,

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secure , engaged . We are now the

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sixth largest defense Budget among

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NATO's 30 countries . And in the coming

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months we will update this defense

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policy to reflect rapidly evolving

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challenges to global securities . To

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conclude at this crucial moment ,

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Russia is testing the will of Canada ,

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the United States and our allies and

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partners . Russia cannot redraw maps at

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will to suit its own ends . Russia

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cannot erode the rules based

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international order without

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consequences . Sovereign nations cannot

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be erased from the map and NATO cannot

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be divided . In fact , as we saw in

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Germany this week , we are more united

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than ever before and we will continue

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to stand with Ukraine . We remain

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prepared to defend every inch of NATO

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territory and we will always do

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whatever it takes to ensure the

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security of our north american

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continent . Thank you Mr . Secretary

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for your partnership . Thank you for

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your friendship on this and shared

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defense issues generally . I appreciate

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it . Okay , we'll take a few questions

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here . We'll start with bob Burns

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Associated Press Mr Secretary in

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announcing the new request to Congress

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for billions more dollars to provide

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additional military assistance to

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Ukraine . The White House said that

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among the materials that you will be

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providing or what they call quote

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advanced air defense systems . I wonder

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if you can say more specifically what

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that refers to . And if I may also ask

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a little bit broader question that

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perhaps both of you you could could

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respond to which is that given the

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inherent and significant advantages

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that the Russian forces have in the

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Donbas including simple mass . I'm

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wondering , you know , how can you get

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enough heavy , heavy weaponry to that

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area quickly enough to make a decisive

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difference ? But before I answer your

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question , um let me

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just say that I have it on good accord

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that this may very well be your last

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briefing . That's true . And

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I just wanted to say on behalf of the

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pentagon and all of the people who work

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here on behalf of our military . I want

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to thank you for years of , of

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dedication professionalism . You are

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the epitome of a pro in many , many

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cases our population has seen our

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military through your eyes and and and

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those of your colleagues . But you've

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set a great example for those who will

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follow you to emulate . So thanks a lot

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for everything you've done and and God

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bless you for serving our country in

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the way that you have on the issue of

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air defense bob . You know , that air

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defense has been uh a critical uh

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aspect of this entire fight early on ,

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the the Russians sought to

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neutralize the Ukrainians air

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defense system , but obviously we're

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not effective in that effort . And so

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because the Ukrainians had

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substantial air defense remaining air

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defense capabilities remaining and they

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were able to deny the Russians the

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ability to establish air superiority .

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The Russians , as you would imagine ,

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will continue to try to find ways to

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take out all of their Air Defense

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capabilities and we we need to stay

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focused on this . We need to make sure

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that we're providing them the

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capability to replenish those air

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defense capabilities if they are taken

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out . So this is a work in progress .

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We will continue to to

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resupply them with the types of systems

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that you've seen us um provide them

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short range , medium range and most

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important long range air defense

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systems . Those long range air defense

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defense systems like the S- 300 play a

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critical role . And if those are taken

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out then we'll make sure that we're

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doing , working with our allies and

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partners to make sure that we're

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providing them additional capability as

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quickly as possible . That doesn't

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refer to a new type of american air

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defense system . We don't have a new

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type two to announce bot . So we will

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we will continue to use those uh those

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systems that have been most effective .

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The broader question getting enough

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heavy weaponry to in the Donbas to make

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a difference quickly enough . Well ,

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absolutely bob , you know , that's what

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we've actually been focused on and and

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that was really a key element in the

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meeting that we conducted on Tuesday .

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We need not only to get capability

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there to them quickly , it needs to be

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the right kind of capability . And so

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what will be decisive in this next

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fight is long range fires uh and and as

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we interact with the with the Tchad uh

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and the Minister of Defense on a

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routine basis . These are the kinds of

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things that they are requesting . You

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know , they they believe that that long

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range fires will be uh will be key in

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our efforts going forward . And so we

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are moving as quickly as we possibly

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can to provide them those capabilities .

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And I would point out to you and I

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think you know this , but The President

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signed a package of $800 million

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Thursday on saturday . The

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first howitzer from that package showed

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up at the airfield . And so that's the

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speed the speed of war that we're

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operating at . And and we've encouraged

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our allies and partners to to work with

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us to move as quickly as we possibly

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can . Thank you . Uh we

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are completely on the same page with

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our US ally on

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the importance of the delivery of aid

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as soon as possible as quickly as

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possible . We had a number of

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conversations about the importance of

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acting in conjunction with each other

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and we too quickly turned around our

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shipment of howitzers and our training

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Ukrainian troops with those heavy

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weapons right now . And on the broader

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question of the delivery of aid , I'd

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like to emphasize that Canada has two

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cc one thirties based out of Prestwick

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Scotland and we have carried

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over 100 over a million pounds

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of aid so far on behalf of a

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number of countries . And this work

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continues every single day . So we a

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will continue to deliver aid ,

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including heavy weaponry , including as

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quickly as possible and be , will

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continue to work across the allied

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partnership to deliver aid writ large

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to Ukraine . Next question and I'm

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afraid it's gonna have to be our last

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one given the time where we are , it

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goes to a set of old gay Argus from

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Radio Canada ma'am the first question .

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Docker President biden

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Ruzic

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Ensemble partner .

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Poor delivery led military

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little a non letter And Ukraine

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a new continuum . The travel

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partner ali come to Germany dunk

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Ilia . This ultra

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comme vous Avez de

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premier . Uh ,

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um , don't look continue casco new

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Zealand new continue on the travel

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system surveillance .

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Avoir technology , a

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lantern portability , enter

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noodle

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in

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eh , don't listen . Ultra priority

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metallic Aditi Asia ,

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some don't in indo

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pacific continue .

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Ah , a consider

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a

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canoes . New Zealand ensemble

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Ellis to see Luca

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mm hmm . We will

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continue to work with our american

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allies on the war in Ukraine

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in particular our continued

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conversations on items like heavy

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weaponry on items like the

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sending of vehicles to Ukraine will

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continue to be part of our

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playbook in terms of how we respond

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with military aid to the war in Ukraine

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working across the allied partnership

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with all countries to

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deliver aid to Ukraine as quickly as

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possible . I'm afraid we're gonna have

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to stop it there folks . We're right at

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three o'clock and we did have a hard

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stop apologize . We couldn't get to

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everybody , but she's pretty tough .

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She'll kick me in the shins if I don't

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keep her on time . But let me just let

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me just And all kidding aside , she

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is incredibly effective and a great

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partner represents Canada incredibly

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well and has been completely engaged

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throughout on the Ukraine . That issue .

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Let me thank the Minister for spending

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some time with us here today . But let

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me also thank her for and Canada and

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for for what you're doing to support

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the overall effort . So look forward to

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working with you in the future likewise .

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And thank you so much for hosting me

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here today . Mm hmm .