Yes, I'm happy to. Thank you, Minister.
Thank you for the question.
As I believe committee members are aware, two packages of work were competitively awarded to yards on the east and west coasts, and other opportunities for the construction of smaller vessels under 1,000 tonnes can be, and are, competed for across Canada, as well as ship repair and refit work.
This summer we put out to competition a contract for in-service support of Arctic and offshore patrol ships and joint supply ships. The contract was awarded for $5.2 billion. It's an example of how competition spreads work around.
We are committed to consulting with industry on other requirements that may arise following open and competitive procurement processes, so we regularly engage all Canadian yards as we look at the shipbuilding strategy's existing requirements and any new requirements.