Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank our witnesses for their presentations.
Mr. Lagassé, I will turn to you first. You talked about expanding NORAD's role in the context of fiscal restraint to make better use of our resources. I will be honest with you and say that I find that a bit strange. Ms. Sloan said that the current needs in terms of equipment were not being met. In the latest budget, over $3 billion in military acquisitions is being deferred by several years. Once again, our troops' needs are not being met.
Can you give us a better idea of the costs related to the implementation of a ballistic missile defence system in Canada and the required human and material resources? In order to be able to determine whether this is an improved use of our resources, we need to have an idea of the costs involved. That system is still experiencing problems in the United States and has not entirely proven itself.
I would like you to elaborate on that.