Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you again, Mr. Ferguson.
In your remarks to us this morning, you said, and I quote:
Going forward, it is important that the process to replace Canada's CF-18 fleet reflect principles of due diligence, scrutiny, rigour, and transparency.
Within chapter 2 of your report, your recommendation is that:
National Defence should refine its estimates for complete costs related to the full life cycle of the F-35 capability, and provide complete estimated costs and the supporting assumptions as soon as possible.
It is exclusively for the F-35.
In plain-speak, Mr. Ferguson, have you come to the conclusion that the F-35 is the only aircraft that's really on the table at this point in time? Your recommendation only deals with the F-35 in terms of providing a go-forward cost estimate or analysis, but your indications to us today are that the departments involved really need to go back to square one and look at all options and do this properly.
Do all options include looking at other options, other than the F-35?