Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you for allowing me to be here today. Being new here, I'd like to get some of the concepts that have been shared to see if I'm on the same page philosophically. Some of my colleagues have posed some questions that I'm having some challenges accepting.
The way I look at it, having served in the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Forces has a mission, which is to defend our country. When I look at NGOs, they have a separate mission, which is to support in times of disaster and provide relief. Where the gray area is is that the military has the ability, because it has the manpower, equipment and flexibility, to help out the NGOs.
Would you agree with that, Mr. Goodyear, in some of the statements you brought forward?