Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the opportunity to speak on this question.
As was mentioned earlier, the policy to conduct active cyber operations for the Canadian Armed Forces just came out in their recent defence policy. We're working with our international and government partners to develop this capability.
You asked the question, Mr. Chair, on how we ensure that the cyber operations active offensive as a component of active cyber adheres to the law of armed conflict. I can tell you that, just as in any military operation, kinetic or in cyberspace, we only conduct operations in the Canadian Armed Forces based on the government's mandate and in accordance with the law of armed conflict. This is what regulates us day in and day out, and there are no exceptions to that.
In terms of ongoing operations within the cyber realm, this is not my field, and I can't comment on that in any great detail, but I can assure you that from our perspective—and I've developed this capability with our partners—we stick to the mandates. We go on government missions and we operate within the law of armed conflict.