Good afternoon, colleagues.
This afternoon we'll continue our study of the defence of North America with two witnesses by teleconference from two locations. Major-General Wheeler, commander, 1 Canadian Air Division, is speaking to us from Winnipeg, and Colonel Sylvain Y. Ménard, commander, 3 Wing Bagotville, is speaking to us from Bagotville, Quebec.
If I could, I'll just give a quick explanation. Because we have two remote locations, the two commanders will speak to us in English. They will receive questions in French, but we can only use one of our official languages with regard to the response from the two locations, and the two officers have chosen to speak to us in English to facilitate this session.