National Defence committee  I can't provide the answer to that. I think the military would probably have that information. I will highlight that it wasn't actually a ranger who spotted that New Zealand sailing yacht. That was a member of the Inuit marine monitoring program. I do want to give them proper cr

National Defence committee  I think there are lots of opportunities here. Depending on where they are, rangers might ask for more emergency response training so that they can better help with the different emergencies facing their communities, whether that be wildfires or tundra fires or flooding. There are

National Defence committee  I think Calvin is indicating “come this way”, having the training at the community level or at the regional level. I know that some rangers have enjoyed exchanges in places like northern Australia. That's a really important part of the organization. For the most part, though, I

National Defence committee  I can jump in quickly just to say that there is a pretty sophisticated exercising program going on right now, which is spearheaded by the Coast Guard in its training and exercise programming, working with cruise industries in particular to make sure that they are ready for what a

National Defence committee  That's a great point. I think that the increasing role of the Canadian Armed Forces in domestic response operations in the south is a clear challenge for the north, which has fewer resources across the board for emergency response and emergency management. Therefore, the Canadian

National Defence committee  Right now, actually, ranger leadership is going on in Yellowknife for the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. Ranger leaders from across the north were able to come together and talk to 1 CRPG about what they want to see happening in the near future. I think that's a great built-in

National Defence committee  I think that's a great question. It's one that requires a bit of an understanding of how complex this space is right now. There's a lot going on that contributes to our domain awareness at the ground level up, or the sea level up. We have Inuit marine monitors who go out as part

National Defence committee  It's part of the puzzle. There are a lot of different components, from satellites to aircraft and ships that need to be doing the same thing. They do contribute. These grassroots-level organizations contribute to this broader picture. If you don't mind, let me read a recommenda

National Defence committee  This is where Calvin would be much better to comment on that. He was just on patrol this summer. I would say that what I've heard from rangers—Calvin, nod if this is correct—is that the equipment usage rate has not really kept up with these changes or with inflation. I think a

National Defence committee  From a ranger patrol group headquarters, I think they have a really good feel for how many rangers they have in their communities and what resources those rangers have access to. I don't see it as a particular problem for the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. Dr. Vullierme can

National Defence committee  Yes. Actually, that's an idea that I codeveloped with Calvin. There's more that we have written on that since then. I would be happy to send that along. I think one of the ideas that come out of our work on search and rescue is that some communities have 30 to 35 searches a year

National Defence committee  I think the room for expansion should be taken on a community-by-community basis, but I would align myself more with what Calvin was saying there, that the number of rangers doesn't need to be increased, but maybe their operational capabilities and their training opportunities do

National Defence committee  From an international perspective, our search and rescue responsibilities absolutely depend upon international co-operation, particularly in the North American Arctic. I can think of really close ties between the Canadian Coast Guard and the joint Arctic command in Greenland, or

National Defence committee  Just generally, I think creating more spaces for the various actors involved in search and rescue in mass rescue operations and in maritime disasters needs to be improved. They need to have more space for people to talk, to engage and to plan on an ongoing basis. It gets back to

National Defence committee  I would answer that the Canadian Rangers play a lot of roles that are very important. They are very active in making sure that our troops—our Canadian Armed Forces, our Arctic response company groups or other CAF troops—can operate in the north. That is, to me, one of their funda