Thank you, Mr. Chair; and thank you to our witnesses. It's very interesting testimony. As well, thank you for the reports.
I'll go back to the fighter jet reports. In paragraph 3.19, your report indicates the following:
In 2016, the Government of Canada directed National Defence to have enough aircraft available every day to meet the highest NORAD alert level and Canada’s NATO commitment.
Later on, you indicate that “it was a significant change”.
I know in your opening remark and response to some of my colleagues you said you're not in a position to be able to make a comment about the policy, and I appreciate that, but when words such as “it was a significant change” are used, I would assume that this is a significant change in the scope.
In your opinion, how are scopes changed on the two fronts, on supporting our commitment to NORAD and NATO, that put you in a position when you did your assessment to say it was a significant change?