Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Padulo, I want to start off by saying thank you to Heddle and your team for your tremendous support of humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and for the donations you have made through the Red Cross and the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, as well.
According to the Government of Canada website, since 2012 the NSS has awarded $20.87 billion worth of contracts, with over $950 million to SMEs with fewer than 250 employees. As well, through the repair, retrofit and maintenance program, 8,400 jobs have been either created or maintained annually under the NSS.
As you mentioned, in 2021 Heddle received a $12-million federal retrofit contract from the Canadian Coast Guard, again, to retrofit the Amundsen. Just to build upon questions that were asked by my colleague, I want to ask you how many jobs this project created at Heddle.