National Defence committee  We've been working on that program for many years. I visited the classroom for the first time a few months ago, and I was really impressed. I ended up presiding over the graduation ceremony. Here we have people coming from Southeast Asia, the Middle East. They show up in Canada a

National Defence committee  If I may give you an additional example, it's not only about sending Canadian soldiers abroad. It's also about bringing some of these people to Canada. One of the programs that is falling under my purview is the military training capacity program. In Saint-Jean, Quebec, at the m

National Defence committee  Thank you for your great question. Actually, what we do in both countries is not only focus on the military instrument. Under the other line of operation, there are great effects being delivered by the Canadian government. If I can make some links here, we were talking earlier

National Defence committee  Like many other countries in the region, Iraq is a little complex. As you know there's a majority of Shia in the country, and obviously one of the key positions, the one of prime minister, is always occupied by a Shia leader. I would like to offer to you that not every Iraqi Shi

National Defence committee  I'll maybe just give you some additional background in terms of the difference that we make out there. I wanted to bring that up when Mrs. Gallant asked a question earlier. What we are doing right now in Jordan is something that we're not talking enough about. Canada has been he

National Defence committee  Thank you for your question. Indeed, when we had the NATO ministerial meeting, the ministers agreed in principle to continue with the first part. This is what we call stage 1 of the expansion of the NATO mission in Iraq. Right now, in terms of NATO, military staffs are looking

National Defence committee  As I mentioned in my presentation, we are there because the Iraqi government invited us. There is currently a dialogue between NATO and the Iraqi government about extending the NATO mission in Iraq. The discussion is ongoing. There have been exchanges between the Secretary Genera

National Defence committee  This is an extremely complex region. You've been out there. You've seen it yourself. From a military perspective, when Daesh emerged, the Iraqi security forces ended up having a few challenges. I think everybody was extremely surprised to see the speed at which Daesh grew. It w

National Defence committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the committee. I am Major-General Jocelyn Paul, and I am the Director General of International Security Policy at the Department of National Defence. This means I am responsible for managing our defence and international security rela