Really quickly, maybe I'll take that one, Mr. Chair.
I think you're absolutely.... I think that if we weren't able to enjoy that degree of integration it would have profound implications for Canadian defence and security.
There's no doubt about that, but I would point to the recent joint statement on NORAD modernization signed by the previous minister of national defence and the U.S. Secretary of Defense as an illustration that this doesn't seem to be happening. We're moving ahead full speed on the modernization of NORAD with confidence that it will continue to be our mechanism of choice to defend our shared continent.