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Conservative defence critic James Bezan has just issued a news release noting that he and fellow Conservative MPs, including Cheryl Gallant, have just wrapped up a visit to NORAD. The visit was a part of the Commons defence committee’s study of the Canadian NORAD Region and aerial readiness.

Parliamentarians gathering knowledge is probably a good thing considering this recent exchange at the committee between Gallant, vice chair of the committee, and RCAF commander Lt.-Gen. Michael Hood……..

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Cheryl Gallant: “How important is it that Canada operates its fifth-generation stealth fighter as part of our commitment to NORAD?”

Lt.-Gen. Michael Hood: “Well, we don’t have a fifth-generation stealth fighter. I’ve talked about interoperability and the complexity moving forward. I think when we look at the statement of requirements for the replacement of the F-18, one of the considerations is its ability to be interoperable with our key allies—and that’s most specifically, in the defence of Canada, the U.S. Air Force, as I pointed out in my comments.”