Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I am now going to address my questions to everyone responsible for joint operations.
I would like you to talk some more about the joint operations carried out with the United States or with other members of NORAD, such as Operation Noble Defender and Exercise Arctic Edge. In Exercise Cold Response, we saw that shortly before the war broke out, there was virtually no plan for sending Canadian troops.
In the present circumstances, with Russia's aggression against Ukraine, I would like you to tell us why it is important to increase the number of exercises and Canada's participation in them.