Thanks to all of those who submitted questions for Gen. Rick Hillier, chief of defence staff for the Canadian Forces. Read Gen. Hillier's answers.

Gen. Rick Hillier
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Before taking command of the Canadian Forces in February 2005, Gen. Hillier was in command of the NATO's stabilization force in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2000. In 2003, he was appointed Chief of Land Staff, commanding the Canadian army, and later commanded the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in 2004.