Without getting too deep into this particular process that's led by Minister Ambrose, one could say that, as with the other assets, the aircraft we spoke about, so too it goes with the ships. It's a matter of having in place the ability and the resources to replace outdated equipment that no longer serves today's needs nor meets the exigencies that prevail.
The primary objective right now is to identify a procurement process that will be, as I indicated earlier, fair and transparent, but which also will ensure maximum benefit to Canadian industry wherever that's going to be. It's a cycling of equipment. These things get a lot of use. If we're going to put on these ships men and women who are willing to serve their country, we need to ensure that we provide them with the tools they need. I call them tools, but they are critical resources actually, to enable them to effectively do their job.