National Defence committee  There are so many places this can go. I am thinking about this in terms of an earlier question. You start with your borders. Where am I in the world? What are the boundaries around my country? Who are the neighbours? Then you move on to consider, what are the threats out there in

National Defence committee  I would definitely say it's rising, and I would say it's been rising for a while. I've been attacked for some time as being a Cold War warrior who is wanting to take us back in time. However, I think we have turned a blind eye for a long time to the risks that are are coming our

National Defence committee  Indeed.

National Defence committee  That's a difficult question for me to answer. We view Canadians very differently from Americans. We see Canadians as more British, if you can say that.

National Defence committee  I think the Commonwealth joins us much more closely. We have a stronger common background. We're close to the Americans militarily, but amongst our general population, the ease of relationship is not there. Especially when we see what is happening with the Twitter communications

National Defence committee  You always need something you aspire to, and it has to be greater than yourself and be greater than mankind, so yes, I think it's something we have to aspire to and want. As for wether we achieve it, I think humankind isn't quite there yet.

National Defence committee  Actually, we have just set up a working group looking at how we go back out across the alliance and explain the nature of NATO and the alliance, what it is, what it does, and what the alliance actually stands for. I'm also an ex-schoolteacher, so I am very passionate about going

National Defence committee  That is extremely worrying.

National Defence committee  No, we don't have any programs, nor do we have anything in our educational system where children, as part of their studies, examine NATO and see where it came from. That is why I wanted to start with that. Knowing where you came from is very important to see where you're going an

National Defence committee  We're looking at the issues that we need to focus on, going back into our educational systems. As individual members, we go into our constituencies and our wards and talk about defence and security, and I have to tell you, there's nobody in Bridgend who doesn't know I do defence.

National Defence committee  NATO's position remains NATO's position. As many of the American senators have said to you and to me, President Trump says what President Trump says, but the louder voice is what the alliance says.

National Defence committee  You always need champions in any field. You need somebody who is going to drive the agenda. Importantly, women, peace and security has almost morphed into gender, peace and security. There is a recognition now that gender is an issue not only in military activity and war but als

National Defence committee  That's an interesting question. Here in the U.K. we are really struggling with the new phenomenon for women in politics, when, particularly in social media, the threats against women politicians are growing. It is now seen as perfectly acceptable to leave a social message suggest

National Defence committee  If you're looking for a world free of nuclear weapons, the U.K. is a good place to start. We have been working toward it, along with other allies within NATO, for some considerable time. However, it takes more than two to tango. You need people to agree that it's a good idea. Pa

National Defence committee  Thank you. I can't say that I'm going to be as erudite, as flowing, as Mr. Shea was, particularly in French. I can give you a bit of Welsh, but my French is fairly limited. Thank you again for inviting me to appear before the Standing Committee on National Defence. I want to st