National Defence committee  I would just make a quick comment on what you were saying at the beginning about the importance of people. It relates to the comment that Mr. Bezan made earlier when he said the geostrategic environment is in chapter 4 of the document. One of the reasons you don't get to it until

National Defence committee  I can't speak to why the government decided to do a defence policy review and not a foreign policy review. It's a decision above my pay grade. The United Kingdom did their policy review not just in the context of a foreign policy review but also in the context of an entire gove

National Defence committee  Actually, all three—the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand—did comprehensive defence policy reviews in about the year and a half preceding the launch of ours. They were all very generous with their time in helping us, and we learned some important lessons from each of the

National Defence committee  Thank you for your question. As I said in my opening remarks, my experience is sort of varied. I'm surprised to discover, given the variety of things I had to do as a diplomat, how much of it is useful in my current responsibilities. That's because of the tremendous diversity

National Defence committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee. I will be brief. I am pleased to appear before you today as associate deputy minister of national defence. It's a tremendous honour to do this job. Working alongside the defence team that you see here, together