Let me just start by saying that I'm a firm supporter of the CAF not being the lead element in domestic crisis response. The CAF should be there and available when called on and it should be there to act decisively when called on. That is why I think a military response in many cases is just simply not going to go away. It's culturally accepted by Canadians that when they call, the Canadian Forces will respond to the public. This is why I'm calling for almost the institutionalization or re-evaluation of the terms and conditions under which a reserve soldier would serve. A reserve soldier is not as expensive as a professional or regular force soldier, but Canadians should be able to call on their part-time military to respond in a lengthy and decisive manner when all other means have failed.
Thank you.