Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Regardless of our political party, I think all of us here have the same interest, which is to improve things. With the war in Ukraine and NATO's demands, the message is pretty clear. Although we had already planned these meetings before all that happened, it has now become clear that we must be much more efficient.
Mr. Williams, I will come back to the creation of a department dedicated to military procurement. Mr. Leuprecht, you also mentioned this in your notes.
In 2019, the mandate letter for the Minister of National Defence—at the time, Mr. Sajjan—clearly stated that he should work with the Minister of Public Services and Procurement to create a department called Defence Procurement Canada. In 2021, that disappeared from mandate letters.
Why did the government change its mind? We felt that this was a very good idea. It is also in line with what you said.