Thank you, Irek.
I'll turn soon to Simon, the deputy minister, who will provide details.
At a very high level, the national shipbuilding strategy is leading to the creation or sustainment of about 20,000 jobs every year. It's also leading to significant successes on the international stage. We know how important it is, in 2024, to be able to fight for the interests of Canadians here in Canada and their security outside of Canada.
We are doing this, obviously, with the support and collaboration of the United States. We have just signed, a couple of weeks ago, an ICE pact, an icebreaker collaboration effort pact, with the governments of Finland and the United States. This is remarkable. This is going to build on the important progress that we've made in the last years on the national shipbuilding strategy, including building these AOPS and other icebreaking ships.