translate English to French: "This operation wouldn't have been attempted by the RCMP without the assurance provided by Fredericton's ability to operate unseen, as well as her ability to apply overwhelming force at a moment's notice, had that been needed by the RCMP to back up them up," said Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson, Chief of the Maritime Staff, when explaining the operation to members of the Standing Committee on National Defence last fall.
« La GRC n’aurait pas tenté l’opération sans les capacités du NCSM Fredericton de travailler sans être vu et de déployer une force déstabilisante en un clin d’œil, au besoin », a déclaré le Vice-amiral Drew Robertson, chef d’état-major de la Force maritime, en expliquant l’opération aux membres du Comité permanent de la défense nationale l’automne dernier.