Well, I think I'm going to let Minister Fantino speak perhaps somewhat to the process of procurement.
What I can tell you is that in Afghanistan, for example, we moved with record speed to get the type of equipment that was needed into theatre. Much of that came as a result, members may recall, of recommendations from an independent panel that included John Manley and people like Senator Pamela Wallin and others, and it included some very specific needs that have, I can say unequivocally, saved lives.
It included having aviation assets like Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, and UAV capability, which has given us eyes in the sky over much of the battlefield, as well as improved protection in the theatre of operation. Leopard 2 tanks, for example, have saved innumerable lives. We've never lost a Canadian soldier in a Leopard 2 tank.
Those specific investments were absolutely critical to the mission's success. We were able, through cooperative means and working with other departments, to get those pieces of kit into theatre very quickly.
On the process, I would turn to my colleague, Minister Fantino.