Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Like my colleague, I'm not a permanent member of the committee, but I appreciate being here today, and I found your answers to the questions, as well as your presentation, very informative.
Two years ago, days after the earthquake in Haiti, Canadians could turn on their televisions and could see two of our warships leaving the port in Halifax, heading down to Haiti. At the same time, C-17s were already landing in the country. At the same time, Canada had troops in Afghanistan. We're capable of doing quite a bit, actually, when one looks at the DART mission as well. There seemed to be multiple levels doing different missions around the world.
This is in contrast to where we were more than ten years ago, when troops were sent to Afghanistan without even the right camouflage. Maybe that's an urban legend, but it's certainly something one hears often. As well, we had to hitch a ride with allies to get around.
In an uncertain world—and the key word is “uncertain”—going forward, I'm curious to know what choices you would make. We have six core missions currently that we try to maintain. Is that feasible? Where would you look to put resources? Where would you look to make changes? I'd like some specifics, actually, on going forward, please.
I have no other questions, so you can take the whole time.