Please to be joined by the Minister of National Defense and Oakville MP Anita Anand. Good morning. Hi, Jason. Great to see you. Well, nice having you on again. And hey, let's talk about some big picture stuff to start. And that is, on Monday, it was announced that the federal government will spend $4.9 billion to modernize NORAD. Now that's the continental defense system. Canada operates with the U.S. Why this allocation of funds and why now? Well, Jason, our world is growing darker. And we are facing the military threats, the climate change threats, the economic threats, which all require us to look seriously at our continental defenses. And this is the largest upgrade of our continental defense and NORAD in four decades. Right now, NORAD is the only by national command in the world. And it is responsible for detection and communication of threats across the governments and the border. And we need to do whatever we can to ensure that Canadians are safe. And that's exactly what we're doing with, as you said, $4.9 billion in the first six years. And over 20 years, we will be investing $40 billion in approximately. So innovation and military technology is obviously the pinnacle of the world, which is kind of sad to say that war drives it. But this system hasn't been updated in decades. So I'm just curious, why did it take a Russian invasion for Canada to go, hey, we need to do this? Not at all. This was always planned as necessary item. It's in my mandate letter. The previous minister signed a statement, joint statement with the Secretary of Defense at the United States last summer, committing to upgrading NORAD along four principled areas, including situational awareness, command and control, surveillance and research and development. So we're just building on that joint statement. And with the Russian illegal invasion of Ukraine, it becomes all the more necessary to look closely at our continental defense, which is exactly what we're doing. So to separate from this, I'm kind of curious about your career in the past few years, a pandemic hits and you're placed in charge of vaccine distribution. We have Russia invading Ukraine. You are the minister of national defense. Do you ever sit back and think to yourself, what's going to go wrong next? And what am I going to be in charge of? I didn't expect this question, Jason, but I'll just say that I got into politics to do whatever I can to serve. And that's exactly what this government and the past few years have enabled me to do. It has been very intense, but by the same token, it is an honor to serve in these roles. And I just approach every day with that mindset. And we are, of course, a local broadcaster for your home writing of Oakville. And you're spending every day dealing with a lot of national and international issues. They're very important. They're very pressing to the country. But how do you have time to stay connected to the community that elected you? It's a great question. I make sure that the federal government continues to deliver for Oakville. Just some examples are Canada's summer jobs program is seeing $2 million given to Oakville to hire students during summer, including those facing barriers to employment. In addition, the new horizons for Oakville seniors, grants are leading to over $200,000 for Oakville projects. And then finally, the YMCA and the Oakville Community Foundation are using $125,000 of federal money to create interactive space together with Indigenous peoples. And in fact, we are working in collaboration with the Mississaugas of the credit on this. And so appropriate because June is Indigenous Heritage Month. So those are just some examples of some federal projects that we're making sure to deliver for Oakville. But Oakville is my home, obviously. And I am here whenever I possibly can be. I've lived here for over 18 years. And I just love Oakville so much. And I do think Oakville does love you as well. We love having you on here. I know your time is valuable. Appreciate you taking some time this morning to chat. And all the best. Well, thanks so much, Jason. I'll see everyone at Phranthi Park on Canada Day. And I can't wait.