Thank you, Chair, and thank you both for being here.
Just as a bit of a point of clarification and information on Ms. Black's first question, the department has already actioned some of the recommendations from the ombudsman's report, and there is a proposal before Treasury Board to standardize the compensation, regular and reserve. Where that is in terms of the timeframe, I don't know, but they have taken some action in that area. It is ongoing.
General, I want to ask you a question. This relates back to Mr. Bachand's question.
Can you describe our level of cooperation, mutual support, and attitude between allies in moments of duress—i.e., an attack, injuries, and so on—and tell us whether they think of themselves as Americans, Canadians, Brits, Dutch, or just us? Can you comment on that?