I think that is the case, since those are exactly the types of issues on which the committee should be able to obtain all the data it needs to come to a decision.
When the time comes to discuss the future capabilities of the Canadian Forces, it would be nice to have access to risk and threat analyses developed by the government's executive branch. That way, without being able to make this information public, we would at least be able to ask the government questions. We could say, for instance, that its own analyses indicate that the Canadian Forces won't have to participate in a naval war in the Pacific in the future. Therefore, we could ask why the government would spend $40 billion on that capability. That's one question we could ask.
Of course, having that information and being able to discuss threats in camera—studies have been conducted on threats and on the capabilities the Canadian Forces need—would be of value to members and senators.