Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will obey your command. I will keep my comments to two and a half minutes or less. About a year and a half ago, I made a presentation to a national commission on peace and security. In my presentation to Iona Campinola and her colleagues, I pointed out there were not many people in the Northwest Territories who could remember the second world war. That is a vivid demonstration of how important it was to have some defence force.

Everywhere in this world, national governments assume the responsibility for defence. I also pointed out to the commission, Mr. Speaker, that in a rapidly changing world, we should be looking not only in our own narrow interest to defend our own country, but to keep the world a secure place. I am happy to see our own government now seems to be moving even further in the direction of ascertaining that. One of the things we do well in, and have a reputation throughout the world, is peace keeping, and as demonstrated last to early this week, when there was a presentation on the clean up of the DEW Line, the military is also playing a role in helping us preserve our environment, because that also is threatened and very much relates to the need to have peace and security. Mr. Speaker, I know there are some people who worry about the action of the military, but I believe they are on the right track in looking at our world role and the role of preserving the environment. Thank you.