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National Defence committee  Within the United Nations there's been a lot of work done in the last couple of years on building up mediation capacity, which is a political capacity. There's a mediation support unit that's been developed there that goes into hot spots and tries to work on solutions to emerging

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I haven't seen any comprehensive study of the PRTs. I haven't seen very much information at all, objective information, about Canada's PRT, so I think it's difficult to make a judgment on their reach, their efficiency, and how useful a tool they've been in Afghanistan. I agree t

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I find thinking about war between North and South Korea, or primarily between North and South Korea, is really quite unthinkable. The world has changed so much since 1950 in terms of destructive military capabilities that we can't imagine a similar kind of military event taking p

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I do see this as you do, as a tremendous dilemma. Situations will arise during the course of an engagement that make it look increasingly difficult, with the increasing possibility that we are looking at a tremendous waste of life and money and political capital. And how do you k

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I wouldn't put aside peacekeeping so categorically. I think that in certain situations in which there is consent, a peace agreement, and so on, Canada can look at participation in peacekeeping. The key issue is consent or non-consent. If there's non-consent, then it's another bal

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I think there is a tremendous amount of different opportunities for Canada to be involved. I'd go along with Ann in suggesting starting at home but working through the UN and working through other regional organizations and looking at what their particular needs are. Part of the

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  With that kind of issue, consensus is much more empowering for all. The executive and Parliament have a shared responsibility. They have to consider and analyze the problem and propose options.

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I feel that the Prime Minister and the cabinet were also elected. In our system, ultimately, they have the responsibility for the decision. The responsibility is shared, but it lies with the Prime Minister and the executive. In terms of the analysis, the discussions, the options,

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  As I said earlier, I think it's an ongoing process. It's an ongoing process for you as MPs, for the media, and for non-governmental organizations, and so on, who are interested in these issues and have a sense of a stake in them as well, to continue to communicate what's going on

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I respect the military officers and analysts who have made the case for a respite. I wonder if it's going to be possible, though, and I wonder what degree of commitment and engagement is going to be needed in the short to medium term. I can understand the need, with the tempo of

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  As far as countries intervening in DRC--the neighbours, for various reasons--one of the few avenues we have is diplomatic pressure on the Ugandans or the Zimbabweans. That's very limited, but sanctions are another possibility in these kinds of situations. I think there is a range

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  There are different frameworks, different criteria that have been developed within the Canadian bureaucracy by academics and so on. I think these need more work, and they need more weighting in particular areas. The risks will be different in different situations, and all these d

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I think Jack Granatstein said he wasn't qualified to answer that question.

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  But I'll take it at a different angle. As far as the intelligence establishment, I'm not qualified to answer that question either, but I certainly have opinions about what could be done to increase the knowledge of parliamentarians, the media, and the bureaucracy in these kinds o

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord

National Defence committee  I'd agree very much with the idea that Parliament should be leading on this kind of issue. I think part of what you're doing here with this study and other studies that the committee undertakes is part of that process. I'd also make a pitch for talking more with NGOs and with aca

May 25th, 2010Committee meeting

David Lord