National Defence committee  I think missile defence will become increasingly important as the years go by. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this proliferation of ballistic missile capability, and not just capability, but the intent to get capability by actors like North Korea and Iran. As Canada is faci

National Defence committee  Frankly, I don't think it would affect the Russian perception of Canada all that much, and even if it did, it wouldn't really matter. The Russian perception of Canada is as an appendage to the United States. From a geopolitical and from a military perspective, the Russians see Ca

National Defence committee  Thank you very much. The committee has my speaking notes, so I will endeavour to be brief. I will begin by stating the obvious, that geopolitical tensions have increased considerably in the Arctic over the past few years. The principal reason for this has been the renewal of Rus