Thank you very much, and I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here.
Mr. Wilson, you said two words that really piqued my interest, and I'm sure some of my colleagues' ears perked up: “defence” and “procurement”. In “Strong, Secure, Engaged”, the government committed to increasing our defence budget by 70% over the next 10 years to $32.7 billion. As you know, these funds are already booked in our fiscal framework. The president and CEO of CADSI testified before the industry, science and technology committee that an opportunity for cheap stimulus for our economic recovery is to pull forward some of these projects that are already booked in there.
Given that defence trade is exempt from most international trade agreements and that we could technically use some existing policy, whether it be industrial and technological benefits or national security exemptions, what are your thoughts on this as part of the larger conversation with the United States in terms of our NORAD agreement?