Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, all I can say at this point is that we're considering all options. We're looking at the threats faced in this regard. We'll take all of that into consideration as we await a government decision on what we're doing in terms of NORAD modernization and fulfilling the comm

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. Yes, I would say to this that we've been seeing some trends in the global security environment for some time now. While we didn't necessarily predict what's happening in Ukraine, I think what is happening is pretty consistent with the trends we had

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to speak about NORAD modernization and our current efforts to strengthen continental defence. My name is Jonathan Quinn and I am the director general of Continental Defence Policy at the Department

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Canada and the United States formally established NORAD in 1958 as a binational military command. NORAD's mandate of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning is more important than ever in meeting current and evolving threats to N

National Defence committee  If I understand the question correctly, Mr. Chair, I think I would say that having a presence in the north is fundamental to asserting sovereignty over it. I'm not sure if it was my comment or General Kelsey's that you were referring to, but I think the idea there is that socio

National Defence committee  Chair, on this one, I think the 40%-60% split that has been talked about is in relation to the north warning system. There was an MOU in place that divides investment in that system along those lines. We'll wait until we're able to share more details on the minister's plans for N

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, I think General Kelsey captured it pretty eloquently. The one thing I would add to his response is that Canada had the luxury of relying on our geography for much of our history for our defence, basically. We can rely on that less and less. You mentioned cyberspace a

National Defence committee  That's another thing that we're obviously watching closely—

National Defence committee  Really quickly, maybe I'll take that one, Mr. Chair. I think you're absolutely.... I think that if we weren't able to enjoy that degree of integration it would have profound implications for Canadian defence and security. There's no doubt about that, but I would point to the r

National Defence committee  That's a great question, Chair. I would say that it's vital. In the western world, I think our allies, friends and partnerships are one of our key advantages over our potential adversaries, who tend to operate more unilaterally. By all means, across the board, whether it's thro

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, I understand there have been some delays. It's always challenging to do this kind of infrastructure development in the Arctic under normal circumstances. That has been compounded a little by COVID and other issues recently. This isn't my area of expertise, so we'll h

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, maybe I'll take this one initially. I can't speak to specifics in terms of exactly how frequently that happens. I would point to some recent remarks by the chief of the defence staff indicating that in the Arctic we don't see an immediate military threat. Obviously,

National Defence committee  Absolutely. I would say that one great thing about our relationship with the United States, as administrations come and go, is that the ties in the relationship on the military and the defence side seem to remain strong regardless of the different political administrations that a

National Defence committee  Thank you, sir.