Within the scope of the tri-command, we have about six working groups focused on areas of mutual interest. Communications would be one, for example. Our activities hemispherically, our partnering activities with Mexico, for example, could be another one.
One of the working groups is focused on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response. There are a couple of reasons for it. The United States has a very well developed, highly developed, system in place. Ours is less so on the military side. But in Canada, the primary response to a CBRN incident is under Public Safety. Along those lines, with Beyond the Border there is a nexus for CBRN as well. CJOC sits on a committee with Public Safety on CBRN. It's part of ensuring that, as a whole of government, our two nations, each nation, can respond most appropriately.
I don't think that there's anything magical about what we're doing. We're just looking at the resources and capabilities on both sides of the border to try to maximize what we can each do.
What do I see the threats are? The vector is probably not in ICBM, but we've done fairly robust analysis of where we think threats could come from. The most likely threat in Canada is what we would call a TIM, a toxic industrial material. We think that an accidental exposure is the most likely threat that could affect Canadians domestically in a CBRN sense.
How ready is Public Safety? Well, it would be good to ask them. We are preparing ourselves to be ready to assist them, if needed, where we think they might require assistance. We've looked at the scale of the various threats. We've looked at what we think should be and could be our response. We've talked under the tri-command with our American counterparts to learn any lessons they've got, to see if there are any holes in each of our capabilities.