As currently configured in this country, the CAF's role is indispensable because, as my colleague Dr. Kikkert said, there is no other agency able to swoop in and provide these kinds of supports. The CAF is currently absolutely indispensable, but I certainly have been quite persuaded by arguments that Professor Kikkert and others have made about the need to establish a more robust and distinct body of some sort to provide these kinds of roles.
It's not obvious to me that this is a core military function. The CAF is the tool available, so it's the tool the Government of Canada deploys. Certainly, understanding the difference between war-fighting, which is the core function of the armed forces, and the kinds of civilian emergency management support we're discussing here is highly relevant. There might well be very strong arguments for considering the need for an alternative agency of some kind to better perform this function so that the CAF can better perform its other core function.