National Defence committee  No.

National Defence committee  All aircraft, even fourth generation, provide a level of stealth.

National Defence committee  It will always concern military leaders when budgets are decreasing, especially in the face of a seemingly more hostile and uncertain world. But as you point out, Canada is not in a unique space. All of our allies are in a similar space. We have grown in the last six years from a

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. I'm not aware of the reports that have said that the contracts we've taken on have been more expensive than would otherwise have been if we had remained with our former capability.

National Defence committee  Thank you. But I certainly do believe that as we trim contracts in the way forward as part of our debt reduction action plan, we will need to look at all options for maintaining that portion of the capability if that needs to be maintained. If it can be shown to have been “tail

National Defence committee  The defence renewal team, which holds so much promise for us, will be working on new ways of streamlining our defence processes. I speak hesitatingly about that because it's a new business for us; however, we know that it holds potential for high profit. This week alone, the depu

National Defence committee  Yes, there are. The chief of force development is a two-star admiral named Rear-Admiral Ron Lloyd. He has a team that continually develops recommendations for the armed forces after studying future, potential battlefields and arenas that we may fight in. They have 18 they work th

National Defence committee  I am peripherally aware of the work going on with that class action suit, and I will get back to this committee with what details we can, but I am not able to speak with any level of detail on the effects that will have going forward. I'm sorry.

National Defence committee  We now have infrastructure in place—and you spoke to a little bit of it there at 8 Wing—at many wings across the country, small clinics that meet family requirements. As you know, with families moving so frequently, it's tough to get on a list long enough to actually get a family

National Defence committee  I hope not. I understand that the levels set by the public service are standard across the military and the public service. Certainly those who achieve them I think achieve them with full faith in the fact that they've met a standard that's been very rigorous. The hundreds of ho

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, I'll answer the last part of the question first. I don't think Canada's role on the international stage will change; I think it will be fortified. We have been successfully employing old fleets to great effect. You speak of the Cyclone coming in, Mr. Norlock. They'

National Defence committee  Mr. Chisu, I know you were an engineer over in Afghanistan, and I thank you very much for your years of service, both in the forces and over there. I think in a really strong economy, engineers are often a hot commodity, and we put quite a few through the Royal Military College

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. Merci beaucoup. I think you speak to the importance of Collège militaire royal in the training of our young officers, not only the francophones who come into the Collège militaire royal, but also the anglophones who go to the Collège militaire royal f

National Defence committee  In full disclosure, I have to say that the only true engineering I've done, even though I have an electrical engineering masters degree, is to teach it as a professor at RMC—and to finish the electric wiring in my basement, which just about outpaced my capabilities.

National Defence committee  I will say, on the question regarding education and the most important factor, I truly have come to believe, even as an engineer, that it's a balance. I think that's why the Royal Military College and the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean have been so successful in graduating