Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'll share my time. I don't think I'm going to take up the whole ten minutes.
Mr. Minister, thank you for being here today.
I had an opportunity during the break last week to participate in the Canadian Forces parliamentary program. I chose the air force program, and spent two nights and three days touring the NORAD headquarters, the air force headquarters, and 17 Wing and 4 Wing of the Canadian Armed Forces. I was very impressed with the level of expertise and professionalism that were shown to me. I slept a little bit better when I went home, knowing that our airspace is safe. I'm looking forward to hearing more good things as we increase our NORAD commitments into maritime operations and make sure that our shorelines are just as safe as our airspace is.
While I was impressed with the exercise, I'd also like to be sure that the training and equipment available to our troops in Afghanistan is up to par and the best possible equipment we can provide our soldiers. In the news, most Canadians are aware of the G-Wagon, which is a fairly new piece of equipment that we have, and the LAV III, the light armoured vehicles. But it has been brought to my attention that the department has purchased the Nyala armoured patrol vehicles, and I believe they're now in use in Afghanistan.
I'll just ask a few quick questions dealing with that, and wait for your response. What are the differences in layman's terms between the Nyalas, the G-Wagon, and the LAV III?