Mr. Chairman and Mr. St-Cyr, the Conference of Defence Associations identifies the requirement based upon our analysis of the age, particularly, of equipment, and simply points out that if that equipment is not replaced as it comes to the end of its service life or indeed beyond, then the capabilities associated with that equipment disappear as well.
So the challenge goes to government to make the decisions that are going to permit the foreign and defence policy of the country to be implemented, or, alternatively, to say to the military community, “We have changed our mind. These are the directions of our policy, and we will now give you enough money to do that.” This is a decision that is the role of government.