Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm always pleased to be back in committee.
Major-General Hood, you talked about the opportunity to work with what you referred to as non-traditional allies or countries that we do not usually work with in NATO. It is really an opportunity to get to know other alliance partners.
I see three aspects: information sharing, interoperability and smart defence, which we have been discussing at great length in this committee for a number of years. We are talking about the possibility of providing each country with a specialty based on its resources.
Let's start with the first aspect, information sharing. You have just mentioned the airborne warning and control system, AWACS. I will take advantage of the fact that you are a pilot and ask you this question. Under Operation Reassurance specifically, have you noticed any negative consequences because Canada withdrew from AWACS, or at least from funding the system, in 2012?