My concern has been, and the underlying theme, probably, of questioning you has been, why aren't we increasing our military, and why are you taking so long? I am being more cautious and saying I would like you to take your time. When I met with the soldiers—the NORAD soldiers, the British soldiers, the Canadian soldiers—they said, “We would never be trigger-happy.” We do not want a recruitment system where we can risk our lives or the lives of our soldiers if we are not careful. I just want to ensure that we have quality assurance in the system.
On October 17th, 2006. See this statement in context.