Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Rear-Admiral Newton, could you tell me what the consequences are on North-American defence of the changes in the initial training of the officers under your command, either as the commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic or as part of the Joint Task Force. The initial training was completely overhauled in 1995. In fact, the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean closed and so did the college that was focused more specifically on training naval officers in British Columbia.
What challenges did you have to face at that time?
Furthermore, you were in charge in 2013 when the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean reviewed the training needs of officers in Saint-Jean compared to those in Kingston.
What impact did that have on the training of naval officers specifically?