00:00The solution to the security needs of Greenland, but the entire Arctic region.
00:05The solution is coordinated through NATO.
00:08First and foremost, Canada will take responsibility.
00:10For our Arctic, but working in conjunction with others.
00:13Going back to Davos as well.
00:15The president was interviewed on Fox News and he talked about NATO troops.
00:20Staying back from the front in Afghanistan.
00:23I'm wondering if you think.
00:25The president should apologize for that on a secondary topic on Greenland.
00:29He backed down from threats.
00:30Do you think that's settled?
00:32Would Canada send troops to Greenland?
00:35Do you want to support the European allies?
00:37So let me let me be absolutely clear.
00:40With respect to the contribution, whatever.
00:45Everyone should recognize, Canadians recognize, and we are fundamentally grateful.
00:50For the extraordinary contributions of the men.
00:55and women of the Canadian Armed Forces in a variety of theaters, including.
01:00very much Afghanistan.
01:01We were the first to invoke Article 5.
01:04We were the.
01:05the first to send support after 9-11 to New York City.
01:10We sent 40,000 Canadian troops.
01:15serving over 13 years.
01:18on the front lines.
01:19on the front lines.
01:20in Afghanistan.
01:21in Afghanistan.
01:22in Kandahar as one example.
01:25158 of those soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice.
01:30One of our diplomats.
01:31One of our diplomats.
01:32One of our diplomats.
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01:44One of our diplomats.
01:45One of our diplomats.
01:46One of our diplomats.
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01:57defending the United States, defending Canadian values,
02:02everyone should recognize that all Canadians are in their debt.
02:07Now, I think you had a second part, but I've...
02:10On Greenland.
02:12Do you think that's settled, or would you consider...
02:14I think that I thought from the...
02:17I thought from the start, the following, which is...
02:19And this is a point, by the way, I made at the NATO...
02:22summit in June, in June, the importance of reinforcing...
02:27Arctic 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...
02:42Canada is putting emphasis, since we've come into office, we've put emphasis...
02:47on that, and that the solution to the security needs of Greenland, but the...
02:52entire Arctic region is coordinated through NATO.
02:56First and foremost, Canada...
02:57Canada will take responsibility for our Arctic, but working in conjunction with others, we have...
03:02close and deepening cooperation with the Nordic Baltic Gate group of countries...
03:07met with the NATO Secretary-General on a couple of occasions...
03:12three occasions now, about this issue.
03:14I think by reinforcing that security umbrella...
03:17it addresses the fundamental needs of those countries.
03:22Denmark addresses the fundamental needs of Greenland...
03:27to help support security in Canada.
03:29So that aspect is very much taken care of.
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