Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here.
I'd like to ask a few questions about Operation Lentus. It's no secret that in recent years there have been increasing requests for Canadian Armed Forces responses to natural disasters in Canada. It seems the number of requests is going up fast, and the figures do not even include requests related to the COVID‑19 pandemic. We can therefore assume that national emergencies will require the participation of the Canadian Armed Forces in the coming years.
The defence department's plan indicates that the forces will remain the last resort in the event of an emergency. Is that still the department's vision, even though we can foresee that Canada will be facing more and more natural disasters in the coming years? I imagine that the investments made in Canada take into account this type of operation in relation to natural disasters and the entire cybersecurity strategy to protect Canada from interference. In terms of military operations, what proportion of investments are made in Canada versus on the international scene?