Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Mueller, thank you for being with us today.
You were just talking about the federal procurement process. Indeed, since we began our study on the air force and the navy, our committee has seen two problems.
The first problem is related to government decisions and the administrative side of awarding and managing contracts. As for the second problem, it is on the industry level.
I was in Europe last week and had discussions with representatives from NATO countries. It seems that Canadian companies are raising prices and charging more than companies from abroad.
So both of these issues come down to shortcomings in government management and the fact that companies seem to be taking advantage of the fact that we favour them with our Canadian content policy.
In the aerospace industry, do you find it difficult to offer fair and equitable pricing compared to foreign competition?