Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, everyone. I have a few questions.
My first question is for Mr. Breton.
I want to talk a bit about process, and I hope I have time to ask all of you this question. First of all, I think there's some confusion in our committee in terms of distinguishing between the NSEs and the sole-sourcing or non-competitive process. They're obviously not the same thing. There's some overlap, I suspect.
We were talking about invoking an NSE, and I want to get at the crux of it. How does that process work in your department? Who is making the decision? What test is applied to that request for an NSE? Obviously, “national security exception” is not readily defined in any legislation. What test does your department put on it before determining whether or not to invoke it?