Yes, Mr. Chair, I certainly can. The media report to which he refers was wholly and entirely inaccurate. It was repeated by the leader of the Liberal Party, in this place, a couple of weeks ago.
I have here a declassified advisory maritime interaction event report from the commander of the HMCS Fredericton, dated 6 March 2015, which indicates that during an under way replenishment at sea, two Russian war planes closed Fredericton's position and operated in air space in the vicinity of the Fredericton for approximately 30 minutes. The aircraft closed Fredericton's position one at a time, at medium altitude, conducting manoeuvres to demonstrate they were not carrying weapons. Thereafter, the aircraft continued to operate in the vicinity of the Fredericton, flying at low and medium altitudes at distances that ranged from over top to several miles from the Fredericton. The Russian aircraft were not in communication with the Fredericton.
I would be happy to table this report, which comes from the commander of the Fredericton and demonstrators the precise veracity of what I said.