Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I may, I will answer the question first, and then let my colleague provide a more detailed response.
The resources that the Canadian Forces need most right now are human resources. For a national response, we need people. The troops are currently mobilized to ensure that we can fill the ranks of the Canadian Forces with as many people as possible to reach our capacity. We are currently short 10,000 members, according to our mandate. This is the primary resource of most concern and the one we need to focus on. As for responding to national capacity, we can use a range of tools, and local authorities usually provide what we don’t have.
I’ll let Brigadier-General Major round out my answer.