National Defence committee  Thank you for your question. I don't have much to give you on that because, obviously, that was not a task that came under the Canadian Armed Forces. We worked in collaboration with provincial authorities. I have made recommendations to the chief of the defence staff concerning

National Defence committee  Minister, I would only add the small numbers of people who are helping some of our other government department friends in relation to go-forward planning and logistics work.

National Defence committee  Yes, Minister. Madam Chair, thank you for the question. Yes, JTF Central and FOI (Est) had their own tactics, techniques and procedures they were using. There absolutely were areas that as you got progressively closer to them, the quote, unquote, “affected zones”, people would

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. The only thing I would add is that this was certainly a non-traditional deployment. The medical staff of the Canadian Armed Forces worked closely with each facility's coordinators to create formal courses. So all deployed troops had to participate in traini

National Defence committee  Thank you for your question on specialized staff, but I am not sure I understand it. When the mission was completed, in late June, Canadian Armed Forces troops that were sent to long-term care facilities were brought back. Of course, the Montreal headquarters has remained in con

National Defence committee  I can't give you the names of the specific companies, but the PPE that was issued to people in long-term care facilities was of a medical grade, and we paid particular attention to make sure that we weren't putting any Canadian Armed Forces troops into any positions in the long-t

National Defence committee  I can't answer specifically if there was uniform distribution. There were a number of suppliers that were in play at the time. It was a very dynamic environment, so it is possible there were variances across the country, Madam. We could get that back to you in writing with a lit

National Defence committee  So—

National Defence committee  Minister, all I would add is that we pay particular attention in wave two, so that we have 30-, 60- and 90-day supplies based on the number of troops that we think we'll have to employ in different areas.

National Defence committee  Thank you, Minister. I would just add that it is true that the reserves form an integral part of any operation that we do in a domestic context. It was true for Operation Laser and true for operations before that. The nature and character of conflict is adapting, so General MacK