Mr. Chair, I agree with that statement. With our allies, we have invested significantly in that part of the world.
I believe you were asking about what risks or threats we are worried about. Let me explain how we operate inside National Defence.
Cyber, although relatively new, is an established environment of military operations, like land, air, and sea, and as is done for land, air, and sea, the institution of National Defence prepares capabilities inside the department. I'm mandated to help prepare the cyber equities for eventual use in deployed operations.
That said, it's actually the commander of Joint Operations Command who utilizes those capabilities to operate and control his mission. I can't comment on how he's using those capabilities. I can tell you, however, that I am accountable and responsible to prepare them, to generate them, and to get them ready for his use, and we do a lot to make sure that the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces deploy with the best possible chance of success. Our cyber equities being deployed are the best we can possibly produce for them.