You say that the Americans are there to support us and that they will ensure our protection. However, this committee has to analyse the status of Canada's sovereignty. Some witnesses have stated that our military air capacity is sufficient to provide us with minimum protection. We have also had discussions about the ballistic missile defence program.
The important thing to my mind is to understand NORAD's real importance; we should not decrease our commitment to it, but on the contrary, maintain and increase it.
What are your thoughts on this?