I would reiterate these basic points: natural disasters and consequence management; critical infrastructure protection as well, which needs to be addressed far more effectively; cyber-security; and search and rescue, which is something that keeps getting delayed and delayed. It has now been delayed by two subsequent governments. This is unacceptable. If protecting Canadians is the first priority of the Canadian defence forces, then search and rescue capability should be at the top of our procurement list at this point.
On May 4th, 2010. See this statement in context.