National Defence committee  We are all sitting here comfortably; none of us has been subjected to what Mr. Norman has for the past two years. The least we can do is allow him to tell his story, to say what he has to say, considering everything he has done for the country and the government. Let's put oursel

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Before I say what I have to say, I'd like to respond to Mr. Spengemann's comment. I don't think the members of the Standing Committee on National Defence are playing politics. We simply want to get to the truth. Like many Canadians, we are very concerned by

National Defence committee  That's good. Is it possible to find out about the diversity in the military police?

National Defence committee  Okay. I would now like to talk about the auditor-general's report on inappropriate sexual behaviour in the Canadian Armed Forces. It indicates that, in a sample of 46 cases, 35 were closed and it took an average of seven months to process 31 of those 35 cases. I want to know wh

National Defence committee  Thank you very much.

National Defence committee  Good afternoon. I live in Saguenay, in a region. Often the reality of regions is different from the reality of major centres. We have little diversity, few cultural minorities, compared to what we see in the Canadian population in general. CFB Bagotville is the third largest emp

National Defence committee  Can you give me an idea of the mindset of the indigenous members of the Rangers?

National Defence committee  What do the indigenous Rangers think about Arctic sovereignty and to what extent do they feel a sense of affiliation to that mission?

National Defence committee  I have one last question. How would you describe the collaboration between the regular forces and the indigenous Rangers? Can you give us an example of a successful collaboration between the two groups?

National Defence committee  Okay. Thank you.

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My thanks to the witnesses for being here. We know that the Canadian Rangers do an exceptional job and that we need them. We also know that many indigenous people are members of the Junior Canadian Rangers. Are there statistics on the number of Junior Ran

National Defence committee  Do you post video clips?

National Defence committee  I'm sorry, but time is short. I'd be interested to know the percentage of cadets who continue on to a career in the Canadian Armed Forces. I know they were popular.

National Defence committee  What is the ratio of young women to young men among cadets?

National Defence committee  Because I've seen a lot of them.