Mr. Chair, the foremost capability of the CAF, when it's relied upon in disasters, is its command and control system. Before the national emergency preparedness college was deemed unnecessary, it trained leadership at the municipal level for a state of readiness and marshalling a response locally before calling on our national defence force. There were exercises at the local level, graduating to more widespread scenarios, so that everybody knew how to work together in a state of emergency.
Do you think it would be a more effective use of our resources to re-establish an emergency preparedness college rather than calling in the military whenever it's a major weather event?
This question is to all of the witnesses.