Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for their participation today, and the public for their attendance.
I want to reiterate what our chair just mentioned. I want to thank all of you for your service to Canada. I know that the RCN is known as “the force generator”. I have that nickname here on the Hill myself, as my two sons are currently serving, so I am a force generator.
That said, I have a couple of questions regarding your testimony.
We have heard a lot about procurement and the needs of the Royal Canadian Navy. I'm sure my colleagues will elaborate on that, but I want to go into a different thematic.
We are studying the defence of North America. The first component was our aerial readiness. We visited NORAD. While there, we heard a bit about how right now our commitment with NORAD is for maritime warning, but not for control. I'd like to get your thoughts on that. As part of the defence policy review, we are looking at our defence policy and our commitments to both NORAD and NATO. What are your thoughts on revisiting that control component? Could you elaborate a bit on what you think of that?