Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, “any eventuality” is a pretty broad characterization of the security environment. We have to deal in probabilities, because the imagination could run wild.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, as I say, we need to rebuild our readiness so that we can respond with a sufficient number of forces at the speed required. That is what we are focused on right now, those four elements of readiness that I talked about.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, this is something we watch closely as well. We have to be concerned about the possibility of escalation. That being said, we cannot allow nuclear coercion to stop us from doing the right thing. Others are watching, and it will become a model for the future. In terms o

Public Safety committee  I'll first turn to General Wright again to address that one.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much for the question. Exact comparisons are difficult between the two threats, cyber-attacks and nuclear attacks, but both pose a threat to our country and we must be prepared to respond. I'd like to turn the floor over to Major General Wright of Canadian Forces

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. It's always difficult to prepare for a nuclear attack. We need to keep working with our colleagues at North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, so that they can send us a warning in the event of an attack. Actually, it's hard to prepare for

Public Safety committee  As I was saying, it's hard to prepare for a nuclear attack because there are huge consequences. I believe that we must continue to build our national resilience to respond to the various types of disasters. At the same time, we must continue to work closely with our American co

Public Safety committee  That's an excellent observation. I must say, however, that while Russia has deployed most of its land forces, it still has many other forces. You're right, we mustn't forget the air force, the naval force and the strategic force. So, the threat is still there.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, I thank the member for the question. I'll say a few things and then give Vice-Admiral Auchterlonie, who monitors this on a daily basis, the chance to make a few comments. I will say that the will to win that we see within the Ukrainian forces is probably the key dete

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, it's an excellent question. Right now there are no barriers for permanent residents. We are about to make that much more public to attract that segment of our society into our ranks.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, it's another issue that is near and dear to us as we take a look at our ability to respond. Let me first say that our top priority is protecting Canadians here at home. When the call comes, we shelve everything else to make sure we have the capacity to respond at spee

Public Safety committee  Again, Mr. Chair, that's a great question. One could argue about what other capabilities. Did they actually exist, or should they exist? The other piece you talk about is attacks on our critical infrastructure. As we take a look at deterrence, how do we deter those attacks? One

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, it's another item of concern. One of the observations over the course of the pandemic was that our own internal supply chain and internal sustainment system needs work. Currently, as one of our lines of effort, one of the initiatives we're working on is increasing ou

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, I firmly believe that the competitive advantage we have as a country is in being in a group of like-minded friends, allies and partners—well, like-minded or like-minded enough—who share enough in common in terms of values so that they can stand together against aggress

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, in my view, that means engaging in the world responsibly, supporting our friends and allies when they need support, doing our part to support them, being ready to support them and being transparent about our intentions. Let's face it, the rules-based international ord