Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, I'm not familiar with that article. In essence, we did conduct a non-combatant evacuation operation with our troops on the ground in Kabul. Perhaps, and I'm speculating here—

Afghanistan committee  I think it's also important to note that we paid very close attention to the intelligence that was coming in, the tactical intelligence on the ground. You'll remember the suicide attack on Abbey Gate that killed a number of Americans—13, I believe. We had Canadian Forces member

Afghanistan committee  I know of the group, but I don't know much about it.

Afghanistan committee  I don't know how many provinces it may have liberated.

Afghanistan committee  I haven't received any recent assessments on the group. Major-General Boivin may have something to add.

Afghanistan committee  No, I have not spoken directly to NGO representatives.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, I would have to get advice on that question. Any collection of biometrics would be in support of another department. Unfortunately, I don't have a good answer for you on that.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, that is a great question, and, yes, I was involved at that time, as were others in this room, with part of a NATO training mission in Afghanistan. I refer back to my notes that I journaled at the time, and the Afghan national security forces at the time were missing a

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, I'm not sure I have a good response to that other than to say that I wasn't here for that testimony that was given.

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chair, that's another great question, and it speaks to the intelligence that we talked about before, about its becoming increasingly apparent that the Afghan government would not be able to hold on, but we were not sure about the timing. We can look at historical analogies,

Afghanistan committee  Thank you for your remarks. I am very proud of our members and what they accomplished during the crisis. What else could we have done? What else could have been better? Well, I talked earlier about our strategic lift and that capability that we currently have. Fifteen years ag

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for this opportunity to discuss our geopolitical security environment, specifically the threat Russia poses to Canada. I am happy to be here with Vice-Admiral Auchterlonie, who is the operational commander of our international and domestic operations, as wel

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, I think that the comments the member attributes to me are reflected in my opening statement as well about the urgency of the security situation that we are currently facing. I am concerned that as the threats to the world security situation increase and as the threats

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, this is a challenge that not only every western military is facing, but we're facing it here at home as well with labour challenges and real challenges in the workforce. That's reflected in our own numbers. I am very worried about our numbers. That's why we're putting

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, it's not my position to talk about the specifics of our defence spending and any arbitrary target. I will tell you that the military we have today is not the military that we need for the threats that are appearing in the future. We need to continue to look at and ass