00:00The solution to the security needs of Greenland but the entire Arctic region is coordinated
00:06through NATO. First and foremost Canada will take responsibility for our Arctic
00:10but working in conjunction with others. Going back to Davos as well the president
00:15was interviewed on Fox News and he talked about NATO troops and NATO troops staying back from the
00:21front in Afghanistan. I'm wondering if you think the president should apologize for that on a
00:26secondary topic on Greenland he backed down from threats on Greenland. Do you think that settled
00:31would Canada send troops to Greenland to support the European allies?
00:36So let me be absolutely clear with respect to the contribution what everyone should recognize
00:45Canadians recognize and we are fundamentally grateful for the extraordinary contributions
00:52of the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces in a variety of theaters including very much
01:00Afghanistan. We were the first to invoke Article 5. We were the first to send support after 9-11
01:08people to New York City. We sent 40,000 Canadian troops serving over 13 years on the front lines in
01:20Afghanistan. In Kandahar as one example 158 of those soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice. One of our diplomats
01:32paid the ultimate sacrifice. Thousands more were injured. 30 of our soldiers won the American Bronze Star for service
01:47in combat, for courage in combat. It's an extraordinary contribution for liberty, for freedom, for human rights,
01:56defending the United States, defending Canadian values. Everyone should recognize that. All Canadians are in their debt.
02:07Now, I think you had a second part, but I've…
02:10On Greenland.
02:11On Greenland.
02:12Do you think that settled or would you consider?
02:14I think that I thought from the start to follow, which is, and this is a point, by the way, I made at the NATO summit in June.
02:23In June. The importance of reinforcing Arctic security across the entire Arctic theater, to use that term,
02:32which very much includes Greenland, Northern Arctic, the Nordic countries as well.
02:37It has been the view of this government that NATO has not put enough emphasis on that.
02:42Canada is putting emphasis since we've come into office.
02:45We put emphasis on that. And that the solution to the security needs of Greenland, but the entire
02:52Arctic region, is coordinated through NATO. First and foremost, Canada will take responsibility for
02:58our Arctic. But working in conjunction with others, we have close and deepening cooperation with the
03:04Nordic Baltic Gate group of countries. I've met with the NATO Secretary-General on a couple of occasions,
03:11three occasions now, about this issue. I think by reinforcing that security umbrella, it addresses the
03:19fundamental needs of those countries. Denmark addresses the fundamental needs of Greenland, helps support
03:27security in Canada. So that aspect is very much taken care of. Thank you.
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