No. What I'm saying is that in terms of an immediate reaction to a large-scale military attack in the north, it needs to be held at a level of readiness that's consistent with our view of the threat.
Now as you've pointed out, there are threats in many other areas that require a much more agile and rapid response capability. We have immediate reaction units at a high level of readiness across the country, in three different locations, that very quickly can be deployed to deal with a requirement for a Canadian Forces reaction to natural disasters, to low-level requirements for presence, and to manage those types of situations, particularly in conjunction with other government departments.
We have a joint task force in the north with headquarters in the north. It has very close relationships with the territorial governments, so that we can position the Canadian Forces to respond immediately to security requirements in the north that require a Canadian Forces response. And we have ongoing relationships with the federal agencies responsible for those responses as well, to coordinate them.
We have special reserve companies that are trained in Arctic operations, so that they are able to be deployed into those conditions and have a level of understanding of the operating conditions so that they can work very quickly and capably in the north, and we continue to develop that capability.
Finally, we have the Canadian Rangers, who live in the north, understand the north, and are available to respond in the north on a daily and hourly basis. In fact, they are the eyes and ears of the north for the Canadian Forces. They do amazing work in bringing problems to our attention, being the first military responders on the ground to understand a situation, and helping us coordinate a response with the territorial governments and the federal government.
In terms of a major battle group ready to deploy into the north, that is not a posture that we keep at a very high level of readiness at the moment.