Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
About five years after World War II ended, we saw the conflict arising in Korea. The Russians and the United States were jockeying for influence in the region, and our government of the day decided it was in Canada's national interest to go into that theatre of war.
Now, 57 years after that armistice, some of our troops are getting home from Afghanistan, many of them are still deploying to Afghanistan, and the situation seems to be heating up again.
Recognizing that the best war is that which is avoided altogether, and whether or not it is North Korea or some other country pulling its levers, should the Canadian Parliament and world bodies come to the conclusion that we do need troops in the area, then given everything we've discussed today, including the role of Canada's future military, what do you see as the role for our soldiers in that unthinkable situation that we have to be prepared for?
Could you each divide your time evenly? Thank you.