The first thing is that we all shared in the grief of the events of October, all of us in uniform. But then everyone seemed galvanized after that to get the uniform back on and to represent Canada, and to protect Canada and Canadians the best we can. I doubt that anything good could be said to come out of those events, but certainly, the strength of Canadians and the strength of men and women in uniform was apparent after that, and it still is.
On February 23rd, 2015. See this statement in context.