No matter what operations we look at, whether military or non-military, the key to any successful operation is communication. More and more of our communication is done via network and data. If we can't interoperate with our allies, it gets harder and harder to communicate with and control our military forces. Our ability to operate with our allies, both within the Five Eyes community and the NATO community, is of the utmost importance to us. We've put a lot of emphasis and time into ensuring that we're able to do that. That's one of the primary goals of all of the working groups that Mr. Bastien referred to: ensuring interoperability. I cannot overstate the importance of that.
On January 30th, 2018. See this statement in context.