The only thing I'd like to add to that is that I would argue that Canada has never operated alone, with the exception of its response to the 1885 rebellion. It's inherent in the structure of the Canadian Forces to operate in concert with our allies; therefore, it's ingrained in all aspects of Canadian Forces command and control or procurement structures to think about how our field units will operate with our allied partners. It works very well.
On March 6th, 2012. See this statement in context.