Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to the witnesses who are here today.
First of all, through the chair, I had no idea that this had happened with the two HMCS vessels on the east coast. That's really upsetting to hear.
I know we have the HMCS Nanaimo on the west coast, in my riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith. It's in Esquimalt. I know the crew takes incredible care of those vessels. I know the vessels currently do illegal substances work, preventing illegal narcotics from reaching our shores. The care of the vessels, the pride the crew takes in those vessels, as well as the pride felt by the community in the work that's being done, is tremendous. To hear that there have been two HMCS vessels that have been left like this for so many years is very disheartening.
Just to clarify and just so it's on the record, could you say that the museum never happened?