If I can provide a context to this first, remember the Canadian Forces have men and women in uniform in Comox, Esquimalt, and Vancouver. There are regular and reserve forces throughout that area--navy, army, and air force.
In the case of a domestic response, not just land forces have provided that response. As we saw with Hurricane Igor, naval personnel actually went out and provided support on the land. It's not just about having land forces in the location. There are already a number of forces in place, and we have a two-star naval commander on the west coast who maintains close relationships with the Province of British Columbia, and has exercised with them as part of their pre-planning for an earthquake or event. That's the context.
We have found throughout all of these events, activities, and exercises that we have been able to put the forces where we needed them if there was any type of issue in the Vancouver area. I would throw out to you from purely a scenario point of view that we have discussed this issue. If something happens in that area, it's probably not where you would want military people to be, because they'd be part of the crisis, not outside bringing support in.
I would submit that in any scenario where there is any type of natural disaster, it's better to have forces coming in to provide support. In this case they would come from either Calgary, where there are forces, or Edmonton, which has all the capabilities. In that case Canada Command would turn all of its efforts and energy to providing all the capabilities needed on the west coast to deal with the situation.
So we already have men and women in uniform across the area. We've exercised with the province any likely scenarios. We don't foresee any issues with being able to put additional men and women on the ground if needed to deal with any issue there.