I certainly agree with you, we must save soldiers' lives. However, we have no planning, we have no policy. So we buy what we can, where we can, without having any specific objective.
My second question is to Ms. saint pierre.
I have looked at all the documents, and I think you are making a genuine effort to support the requests that come from the Department of National Defence. However, we found out on March 28 of this year that we have purchased more than 100 used tanks from the Netherlands, and that some of them would be ready in 2011.
Why is it going to take so long? First of all, why do we purchase used tanks from the Netherlands? We should be thinking in terms of cost-effectiveness. In my opinion, when we buy new equipment, it is more expensive, but it is better quality. Furthermore, these tanks will not be ready until 2011. Can you explain that to me?