Mr. André Fillion (Assistant Deputy Minister, Defence and Marine Procurement, Acquisitions Program, Department of Public Works and Government Services) at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

When you refer to the $800-million figure, that is for the authorities that were sought when the decision was made to add the six AOPS to the program of work. That authority included the price of the ship, which is around $400 million, as well as other things. There was also $150 million associated with the fact that there was a mutual decision made between the Government of Canada and the yard to slow down production between AOPS 3 and AOPS 6 to actually help close the gap of production between AOPS 6 and the first surface combatant.