I can tell you right off the bat that the Canadian Forces, the army, has done its utmost to evolve and improve our equipment for the soldiers. I can tell you, having been to theatre a number of times, that I think as most of you are aware, the equipment that our soldiers have is some of the best, if not the best. But there are always things that we can improve upon. As a matter of fact, soldiers bring that up constantly. There are always little bits we learn from the Americans and from the Brits.
General Leslie, who takes a very keen interest in this subject, was down with my soldiers in Texas during the latter parts of our deployment, and there were some specific questions to him on everything from throat protectors to better-protecting eyeglass wear.
We continue to look at that. From an army perspective, we continue to learn lessons and push them up, and I can tell you, the responses have been quick, in most cases.
So yes, we are definitely looking at means of improving our equipment, because we know the challenges we've had with IEDs in theatre. There is newer equipment; there is better protection. I'm seeing it put on in theatre, onto the vehicles, and there is other equipment, so that we can save more lives.