Accountability would also be clearer in a separated headquarters--if there is a military cock-up, no one will doubt that the military will be unquestionably responsible. Nor should it be necessary to say that such a change as proposed here has nothing whatsoever to do with civilian control of the military.
It may be time to consider a formalized arrangement with commercial air carriers that will see large aircraft, if necessary purchased with aid of government subsidies, put in CF service in event of emergency; similarly, whether the CF can afford four squadrons of fighter aircraft might also be studied, though Canada will always need to exercise surveillance over its territory.