00:00The solution to the security needs of Greenland, but the entire Arctic region, is coordinated through NATO.
00:07First and foremost, Canada will take responsibility for our Arctic, but working in conjunction with others.
00:13Going back to Davos as well, the president was interviewed on Fox News and he talked about NATO troops
00:19and NATO troops staying back from the front in Afghanistan.
00:23I'm wondering if you think the president should apologize for that.
00:26On a secondary topic, on Greenland, he backed down from threats on Greenland.
00:30Do you think that's settled?
00:32Would Canada send troops to Greenland to support the European allies?
00:36So let me be absolutely clear.
00:40With respect to the contribution, what everyone should recognize, Canadians recognize,
00:46and we are fundamentally grateful for the extraordinary contributions of the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces.
00:56in a variety of theaters, including very much Afghanistan.
01:01We were the first to invoke Article 5.
01:04We were the first to send support after 9-11 to New York City.
01:09We sent 40,000 Canadian troops serving over 13 years on the front lines in Afghanistan.
01:20In Kandahar, as one example, 158 of those soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice.
01:30One of our diplomats paid the ultimate sacrifice.
01:33Thousands more were injured.
01:36Thirty of our soldiers won the American Bronze Star for service in combat, for courage in combat.
01:50It's an extraordinary contribution for liberty, for freedom, for human rights, defending the United States, defending Canadian values.
02:01Everyone should recognize that.
02:04All Canadians are in their debt.
02:05Now, I think you had a second part, but I've…
02:10On Greenland.
02:11On Greenland.
02:12Do you think that's settled, or would you consider?
02:14I think that I thought from the start of the following, which is…
02:19And this is a point, by the way, I made at the NATO summit in June.
02:22In June, the importance of reinforcing Arctic security across the entire Arctic theater, to use that term, which 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've put emphasis on that.
02:47And that the solution to the security needs of Greenland, but the entire Arctic region, is coordinated through NATO.
02:55First and foremost, Canada will take responsibility for our Arctic, but working in conjunction with others, we have close and deepening cooperation with the Nordic Baltic Gate group of countries.
03:06I've met with the NATO Secretary-General on a couple of occasions, three occasions now, about this issue.
03:13I think by reinforcing that security umbrella, it addresses the fundamental needs of those countries.
03:22Denmark addresses the fundamental needs of Greenland, helps support security in Canada.
03:29So that aspect is very much taken care of.
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