Does the Canadian Forces need an additional aircraft for close air support? Who knows?

At the recent Senate defence committee there was an interesting exchange between Senator Diane Griffin and Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance. Griffin, a conservationist from Prince Edward Island, sits as an independent.
She asked Vance about the CF-18s.
“My understanding is that they were not used in Afghanistan in support of combat operations, but does the RCAF need an additional combat aircraft that can provide increased close air support for our Canadian Forces members on the gr