Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Canada has purchased six Arctic patrol ships for the Department of National Defence that will not be able to go to the Arctic in the winter. They are called icebreakers, but they are not designed well enough to break ice in winter.
Canada has purchased two more for the Canadian Coast Guard, with the same hull, according to what was said earlier, but they will only be able to patrol from August to October, because they are not designed to break ice.
How can you make icebreakers that don't break ice?
Why haven't we had icebreakers built that can do their job year-round? After all, we need year-round data and protection.