Well, it is certainly the case that silos exist, and particularly the ones you have identified. When I compare how Canada and the United States interact on these matters of procurement, and particularly relating these to what is purchased and how much interoperability there is, I think we're way ahead of anything the Europeans have, regardless of how elaborate may be the way they describe their cooperation and the coordination. With all due respect to their observations, I think that Canada and the United States, involving both the private sector and the governments, have done quite a good job in this type of coordination. For example, if you look at the intervention in Lybia, the coordination between Canada and the United States couldn't have been better. In fact, I believe we were under the command of a Canadian officer. I think there is always room for improvement, but our interoperability is indeed quite good.
On December 4th, 2014. See this statement in context.