National Defence committee  I don't have a short answer, I'm sorry.

National Defence committee  Yes.

National Defence committee  That's a very loaded question, of course.

National Defence committee  I would say in response that, as John mentioned, we certainly support Canadian Forces being equipped with appropriate equipment for the missions they have been assigned.

National Defence committee  Well, the range of missions is vast. We all acknowledge that. They include, in some cases, the use of force, particularly if a mission involves protecting civilians, for example. We would also like to note that because there is a range of missions, Canada does get to choose where

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for that question and the reminder that I didn't answer the earlier question on that. In terms of past programs, our experience has been that there have been quite a number of them for which initial cost projections have been too low. I don't have the figure

National Defence committee  Yes, I think one of the points to make about the JSF program is that it has been almost universally controversial within all the partner countries that are participating in the program. As you mentioned, in the U.S. alone there's been a lot of debate about the rising costs of the

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, the government has emphasized the affordability of the F-35 aircraft. However, U.S. government sources now cite the per-unit cost of the JSF at close to twice the initial projected price. Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands have postponed their F-35 procurement decis

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  There are some specific changes we would like to see in Canadian export controls, and I made some reference to those. I think it would serve Canada well, not only for making sure it isn't contributing to the problem, but also for setting a standard for others. We look to Canada t

Foreign Affairs committee  I would just repeat some of the things I said earlier. Canada's export controls need to be tightened up, and I've listed some of the areas in that paper where that could occur. But Canada can also show some leadership on this issue, because it does have a well-deserved reputation

Foreign Affairs committee  You'll have to remind me of some of the other questions, starting with the exports to the U.S. Were you asking for further details on that?

Foreign Affairs committee  The situation is that there's a special arrangement between Canada and the U.S. in terms of military trade. As a result, there are no export permits required for the transfer of military goods across the border. Because the current process of monitoring arms exports in Canada is

Foreign Affairs committee  That's a good question, to which I don't have a full answer. We certainly saw the draft report as part of that process, and our understanding is that there will be some amendments to that draft report, but not significant ones. We haven't actually seen the final document. I can o

Foreign Affairs committee  I can point to a very specific example, because it's one Project Ploughshares has been involved in. The Nairobi declaration and protocol process that emerged essentially since 2001 has drawn together east African and Horn of Africa countries to look at a regional approach to addr