Thank you, Madam Chair.
Welcome again, Minister, and officials from the department. Might I thank you in advance; no minister and staff have appeared more before this committee than you have. We thank you for your cooperation in the past and we are happy to see you here again today as you help us delve through the levels of accountability and responsibility of the government operations committee.
I'm actually very fortunate, in a way. I live in the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings, right adjacent to Trenton CFB, the now-proclaimed air transport capital of Canada, and as such I had the privilege to actually see the inaugural flight of the first C-17. After that flight, I had the opportunity to tour the aircraft and talk with all of the people involved in the operation of the aircraft. Honestly, I was just blown away by the capacity and the capability--everything from the short-field takeoff, and on and on.
I understand we're in the process of completing the timeline to finish up the acquisition of the C-17 program. Could you give us some details on when we might expect the last deliveries, or give us the timetable to be expected on the C-17 implementation?