National Defence committee  First of all, on the jarring remarks, forgive me—there was nothing intended to be jarring, but I'd be happy to address those off-line, sir. Secondly, when we look at some of the new challenges—and we've spoken a lot today about cyber, but the Salisbury attack also shows that che

National Defence committee  Okay. First of all, no. There are lots of bilateral intelligence sharing arrangements. You know of the Five Eyes, of course, because Canada's part of that, and it has played, traditionally, a large role. We have in NATO today, with this joint intelligence and security division

National Defence committee  First of all, my sense is that Canada is now showing again that it provides muscle to NATO, by rejoining the AWACS program and taking the lead in having Canadian troops back in Europe now—although after the Cold War we didn't know this would be needed again. You've answered the c

National Defence committee  If you'll give me the opportunity very briefly, I agree that one of the key things is to re-establish red lines. I honestly believe, in my personal view, that the reason chemical weapons were used in the U.K. is that we didn't do more to stop their use in Syria. We didn't follow

National Defence committee  Well, I—

National Defence committee  I don't disagree at all with what Mr. Rohozinski just said. My top three, very briefly—because I know we have to be brief—are these. We need to invest at a national level. NATO is only as good as the sum total of the capabilities its members provide. Apart from some AWACS airc

National Defence committee  First of all, yes, of course there is a diffusion of technology for a number of reasons. The first reason is that 30 years ago most of the advances came from the military industrial complex, as President Eisenhower would have called it. You remember the invention of the Internet,

National Defence committee  Thank you very much for that question. The threat of hybrid warfare, as I said, is that it erases the traditional distinction between war and peace, and leads us into a world where everything is constantly contested, where domestic security is becoming as strategically important

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, let me begin by thanking you for inviting me to take part in this committee meeting. Although I am not in the room with you and am participating by video conference, I am very honoured to have the opportunity to address you. Before I begin my preliminary remarks, I wa