Mr. Speaker, this evening we have heard a number of times about the binational planning group's final report on the enhanced military cooperation between Canada and the United States. I want to read an excerpt from the executive summary of that report. It states:
The upcoming Norad Agreement renewal (including a potential expansion of its mandate into the maritime domain) is an important step towards enhancing the defense and security of our continent. To continue this momentum a “Comprehensive Defense and Security Agreement” is the next logical step, as it would bring unity of effort and direction to each of the defense, security and foreign policy organizations, including Norad.
We now know that it is not a potential inclusion of the maritime domain but that it is part of the agreement that we are debating tonight. Some observers have said that this reveals that expanding Norad to include maritime surveillance is intended to create momentum toward a complete military security and foreign policy integration between Canada and the United States. I ask the member, does he support that? I certainly do not.