Our mandate is to provide the Canadian Armed Forces with the best opinions, knowledge and technologies so that they can deal with all the challenges that come their way. That includes both mental health and technology, such as armoured vehicles and sensor technologies on the military side. We live in an era where technological needs are greater than ever. Platforms are more technologically complex than they have ever been. Even a relatively small calibre weapon is much more complex than it was in World War II.
On December 3rd, 2013. See this statement in context.