Vice-Admiral, it's a pleasure to have you here.
I want to thank you for both coming, gentlemen.
I am not as optimistic as you with regard to equipment. In fact, we know that, given the climate in Afghanistan, much of this equipment will be outdated and likely unusable for the Olympic Games. So, with regard to resources, we will need to reinforce our capacities. Unless government tanks can be sent to Vancouver, I don't think we have the necessary capacity to respond to everything. That's why I hope that we will have a plan B. The condition of the equipment being used in Afghanistan and that could be sent back to Canada concerns me somewhat. I think that we need some reassurance here.
I'd like to talk to you about tactical control radar. That is an issue in itself.
As you know, there are two units right now, and their principal mission is to train the CF-18. They're coming in support of the different radar lines. First of all, there was a notice of proposed procurement on MERX on November 17, 2008. That was for kind of a mobile system that's more helpful for providing a better view for the CF-18. If they don't have that kind of capacity, it might have an impact on security during the next Olympics. Those systems date from 1993, and it's impossible right now to even get parts for some of the components. Do you have faith that we will be able to have that kind of equipment? What capacity will we need to really be assured that we'll be okay for the security of the Olympics?