Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, no problem.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The winter is something we had to think about from the outset. We knew the tents were a short-term solution. In Canada and Quebec, they are not an option after October. The Canadian Armed Forces conduct exercises all year long, but we have the necessary equipment, such as proper

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The trailers are not a CAF responsibility. You would have to ask Public Safety or IRCC. I'm not sure which is responsible—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We didn't have anything to do with the trailer initiative. We only did the provision of the tentage at the height of the emergency. They needed a solution right away, and CAF was asked to provide that temporary solution in the form of tents.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. Actually, the one at Nav Canada in Cornwall is being dismantled as we speak. We have dismantled one site in Lacolle, I believe, to make space for the arrival of the trailers, but there's another site that's still there to accommodate 500 people. We're waiting for the winteriz

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The planning for the winter months is being done by Public Safety.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Indeed, the provision was more in labour, like soldiers setting up tents and loaning the tents that we had in our system. The only dollar value is for the manpower. The operation is still ongoing, so I can't give you a final tally of how much it will cost. We're looking at a very

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's not something I will decide. The DM will make that decision.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. We provided the infrastructure in Lacolle and at Nav Canada in Cornwall. We also set up more tents, as an interim lodging solution. Canadian Armed Forces support for the asylum seekers has been concentrated in Lacolle and at the Nav Canada centre. As I said, we also had our t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a very good question. I would need to go back, but it's probably around 15 to 20 people. That would be my assumption, but I'll get back to you with the actual figure.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's the same thing for CAF. We're not responsible. That would be CBSA, RCMP, CSIS....

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Again, with regard to the CAF involvement, we didn't have any direct contact with the refugees. That was CBSA and IRCC. Our role was solely to assist CBSA and IRCC with the proper accommodations and the proper resources on the ground. We built tents. We also provided soldiers to

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The request for us was purely logistical and for accommodations. We provided, as I said, tentage in Lacolle for 1,200 personnel and at the NAV Canada centre for about 500. The number of personnel allocated from CAF fluctuated. As we were setting up the camps, we had up to 116 C

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There has not been any coordination. Again, CAF's role was solely in supporting logistics, so we have not done any coordination. There was done by the other governments.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Hello, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I am Brigadier-General Lise Bourgon, director general, operations, strategic joint staff, Canadian Armed Forces. Operation Element is a CAF contribution to the whole-of-government response to the influx of asylum seekers cross