At the upper end, they consist of the special operations task force's structures based upon a core of either JTF2 or the newly created Canadian Special Operations Regiment.

24. Notes the fact that EU battlegroups have never yet been deployed and considers that their existence will be difficult to justify over time; stresses that they constitute an important tool for timely force generation, training and rapid reaction; welcomes the decision to address this issue during the December Summit; is convinced that the EU should dispose of high-readiness standing battle forces, with land, air, naval, cyber and special forces components and a high level of ambition; underlines the fact that EU battlegroups sh ...[+++]ould be deployable for all types of crises, including climate-driven humanitarian crisis; favours a more flexible and targeted approach to enhance the response and adaptability to different crisis situations, and to improve modularity in order to close gaps during the initial phases of the launch of CSDP operations without, however, compromising the operational capacity of the battlegroup as a whole;

24. Notes the fact that EU battlegroups have never yet been deployed and considers that their existence will be difficult to justify over time; stresses that they constitute an important tool for timely force generation, training and rapid reaction; welcomes the decision to address this issue during the December Summit; is convinced that the EU should dispose of high-readiness standing battle forces, with land, air, naval, cyber and special forces components and a high level of ambition; underlines the fact that EU battlegroups sh ...[+++]ould be deployable for all types of crises, including climate-driven humanitarian crisis; favours a more flexible and targeted approach to enhance the response and adaptability to different crisis situations, and to improve modularity in order to close gaps during the initial phases of the launch of CSDP operations without, however, compromising the operational capacity of the battlegroup as a whole;

9. Calls upon the Syrian government to set up an independent, effective and transparent investigation into the security forces’ actions and in particular the activities of the President’s brother in command of special forces and to hold accountable any member of the security services who shot at or ordered the shooting of unarmed protesters with live ammunition;

4. Calls upon the Syrian government to set up an independent and transparent investigation into the security forces’ actions and in particular the activities of the President’s brother in command of special forces and to hold accountable any member of the security services who shot at or ordered the shooting of unarmed protesters with live ammunition;

The Canadian SOF community should look at doing the following: develop a CANSOF force structure to include specialized tasks, skills and training that could be encompassed for a reserve CANSOF squadron; develop a CANSOF linguistic and cultural skill set; encourage unorthodox approaches and unconventional techniques; develop flexible thinking and innovation in addressing unconventional security threats; invest in academic expertise, science and technology; use academics and technologists as force multipliers; promote a CANSOF capability for rapid deployment and regional ...[+++]adaptability; and develop a regional orientation for CANSOF.