Corneliu Chisu at the National Defence Committee

On October 30th, 2014. See this statement in context.

October 30th, 2014 / 3:40 p.m.

Conservative

Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON

Thank you very much to the witnesses for the great presentation about NORAD.

I have an introductory question. How is the changing international security environment affecting North America from a defence and security perspective?

I'm speaking about the flexing of muscles by Russia lately in Novaya Zemlya. It is a neighbour of the United States, a neighbour of Canada. China is increasing its maritime component. They have 70 submarines on the west coast.

Could you elaborate on your opinion about these things, and what is a threat that you envisage in this area?

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