Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My questions are mainly for Professor Bland and to a lesser extent, Professor Skillicorn, and have to do with cybersecurity.
I tend to share your opinion with regard to one of the aspects you mentioned. I think that for a number of years now the Canadian Forces resources have been reduced, while the scope of their missions has been increased.
I rather agree with you when you say that the percentage of the gross domestic product or the gross national product does not really make sense. We can look to the United States for an example, where the United States Coast Guard has a very different responsibility that is not really taken into account in the expenditures of the armed forces.
We can also take search and rescue as an example. In some countries, that responsibility has clearly been assigned to the Department of the Interior or to civil defence authorities. Moreover, certain countries consider that emergency humanitarian aid is part of foreign affairs and not the responsibility of the armed forces.
Am I right to think that we have a tendency to add...? For instance, cybersecurity is a new responsibility for the armed forces. Is there not a tendency to reduce the resources of the armed forces, while increasing their responsibilities, over time?