National Defence committee  And if I may, Mr. Chairman, we're used to living in subtly different conditions from other folks, and I would characterize the accommodation we have for the games as being very good. They will allow people to stay focused on the task. They will not be spending an inordinate amount of time surviving, which is what we do in some other environments.

National Defence committee  The biggest challenge from my perspective has been forming a habit of open communication, seamless trust, and operating methodologies with our key partners and all the other security agencies. That has been a real challenge from our perspective, but it's also been a huge success story, and there will be lasting legacies.

National Defence committee  We have a civil assistance plan that lays out the provision of support under conditions like this. Obviously when we're helping the United States with a disaster, we would respect U.S. law and we would respect Canadian law. We would be focused very much on doing good and not doing harm.

National Defence committee  I can't really speak to how the U.S. characterizes itself or their security posture.

National Defence committee  The transfer of people has been already exercised a few times for Exercises Silver and Spartan Rings that I described. We use Canadian Forces aircraft. We use trucks. We use trains. We use chartered airlift. There are a number of different methods to deliver people into theatre at the right times.

National Defence committee  Indeed, sir, on a daily basis we cooperate with U.S. forces to make sure that we have a shared awareness of our common security threats. We have a shared awareness of activities off our coasts, and we have a shared awareness of how our forces are posturing, so that we understand what is happening, particularly around the border when things are happening close to where we're doing business.

National Defence committee  Sir, I would happily say that any terrorist who is planning activity against the Vancouver 2010 Olympics should be discouraged by the measures we have in place.

National Defence committee  Sir, there's a full range of measures that will be in place, including CF-18s that will be there and patrolling. We've seen them and a number of others practising. Obviously there is a scalable response that is attuned to the threat level we expect, but I think it would be inappropriate and probably premature for me to declare categorically whether ADATS would be part of that layered defence arrangement.

National Defence committee  Thank you for your questions. Let me answer them in order. To the first question, there is a comprehensive air surveillance and security plan that is put in place. My command is working in partnership with NORAD, which is a binational command—not a U.S. command—that is responsible for aerospace surveillance and control of North America.

National Defence committee  I can't say, sir.

National Defence committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be able to appear before you alongside my distinguished colleagues to provide you with an update on Canadian Forces activities in support of the security preparations for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler.