Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Minister, for coming.
General Natynczyk, it's nice to see you.
Minister, I certainly agree with you. I wouldn't say that we have one of the finest militaries in the world; I would say that we have the best in the world. I've been very impressed with what I have seen and heard over the past number of months.
On the Canada First defence strategy, which we could debate for a long time, I have a question specifically, through you, Mr. Chairman, for the minister.
There doesn't seem to be any obvious strategic framework in terms of identifying or prioritizing the Canadian Forces' contributions to the overall government defence and security objectives. Could you tell me how you go about assessing the actual utility of the forces and, more specifically, assessing the resources needed to respond accordingly?