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National Defence committee That is exactly right. I have nothing to add.
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee That is a complicated question, because there are military and political aspects. The responsibility for giving military advice lies with the Chief of Defence Staff, who handles the entire military aspect. I have observed three things that might help you in your discussions. F
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee No, in fact, as much energy is put into debating it in the United States as here. At NORAD, we're married to mission requirements. We're platform-agnostic. We will be satisfied as long as the plane that replaces the F-18 has the capacities we need for NORAD missions.
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee NORAD does not own any maritime detection systems. We have a network of partners who do have these detection systems, so they are who give us the information. We merge the information and we distribute it to all of the binational agencies in Canada and the United States. In the
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee This system functions so well that I have to propose a hypothesis. This is not a subject I am very familiar with. Given that we did not receive any information about the presence of the ships, I assume that the agencies responsible for surveillance had determined that they did no
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee NORAD has no mission in relation to cybersecurity, except when it comes to protecting our networks. Concerning the idea that all systems should be connected, I think we are in a good position. As I described, in the United States, there are 80 representatives of agencies that ar
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee It's a good question. I don't have an answer for that, sir.
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee Are you talking about guaranteeing our air sovereignty on our own, without NORAD support?
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee That always depends on the threats. I hesitate because some scenarios are considered. In peacetime, we could, but not in the context of an international emergency. It depends on what type of threat is involved.
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee Once again, it depends on the nature of the threat. For example, in the case of NORAD, we have complete control of what we do in our own airspace in peacetime. The commanders are Canadians, the military controllers are Canadians, the aircraft are piloted by Canadians. We were t
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee They are watching the situation closely. Our commander calls it recapitalization. Certainly, our equipment is aging, but that does not mean it is not effective for the missions assigned to us. In addition, the Americans have a global perspective. They do not have the same consid
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee Yes, sir, for both questions or issues of capabilities and issues of sustainability.
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee It's a matter of knowledge. It's a matter of equipping ourselves and training ourselves. It's also a matter of policy. From a NORAD perspective, I always refer to the fact that we should be working with the United States. If the policies nationally are not mature, if the capabi
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee It's a great question, and the answer—
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand
National Defence committee That's fantastic. The answer is still being developed. You're actually right, in that I think it would be a mistake to assume that radars are going to replaced one by one at exactly the same locations. I talk about a system of systems, and it may be that we're going to find ou
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
LGen Pierre St-Amand