National Defence committee  It does take more effort and work to find the small items. That's why we focused on the bigger and faster objects. During the next meeting, I will be able to talk about some projects to improve our capabilities.

National Defence committee  I will just add that with these four you had a positive radar track and positive visual confirmation by NORAD aircraft, with sufficient detail to recommend actions. I can't speak to the other 200 plus that we talked about.

National Defence committee  Thank you, Madam Minister. I want to reiterate that the Department of Transport is responsible for overseeing our airspace and establishing the laws and policies necessary to control and monitor civilian objects and aircraft.

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, for clarification, it was NORAD that knew about it first. I'm not aware of the timeline of Air Canada, but NORAD was tracking it before it entered U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska.

National Defence committee  Are you talking specifically about the one that was shot down in Yukon?

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, I would have to go back and talk to our experts about what control measures were put in place from a NavCan-Transport Canada perspective to ensure that airspace was shut off. I'm not sure if that came up in the February 17 session. General Molstad, do you have an ans

National Defence committee  After the first incident, radar operators updated their situational awareness and changed the level of search for objects by focusing more on smaller objects.

National Defence committee  Because the first balloon was so big, it was easier to spot.

National Defence committee  On the first part, any electromagnetic emissions are currently part of the exploitation and analysis that are ongoing, along with the debris that was recovered. The public sharing of that will depend upon the intelligence value that it has in terms of keeping it versus letting th

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, I think this speaks to what's different this time. What is different this time is a different focus and approach. This one is more of a values-based approach, as opposed to a rules-based approach. We can rise up to our values, or we can sink down to the level of the ru

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I agree entirely that the system has to be changed rapidly. Lieutenant-General Carignan has made efforts to develop options for changing this system, this regulation, and I would like to see those changes made as soon as possible.

National Defence committee  I would like to add that this is a methodology, not a process. There is a list of factors to be considered. Each case is different, and that is why we have developed a framework to help our leadership make decisions, which are very difficult to make in these cases. It is hard to

National Defence committee  Thank you for your questions. Those are good questions for our head of intelligence.

National Defence committee  My wish list of needs could go on and on. First, having knowledge and expertise in every domain in the far north is paramount. Second, having the capability to respond to threats in each of those domains is crucial. I'm talking about threats on land, in the air, in space and in

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, this is a tough issue for our society, but I think it's important to remember that your Canadian Armed Forces are the force of last resort to defend this country. We have to take additional measures to ensure that we are ready to be that force of last resort, so it's i