Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Minister, during the process to replace its fleet of CP‑140 Aurora, a variant of the P‑3 Orion, the government formally asked the United States about the possibility of purchasing Boeing's P‑8A Poseidon. This issue was just raised. Keep in mind the context: Boeing announced that the production line would be shut down if there were no other buyers for that aircraft. However, by not putting out a request for proposals or conducting in‑depth analyses of options on the market, the government is shutting out Bombardier and all other manufacturers. Bombardier actually has a faster aircraft with longer range than the P‑8A Poseidon, and it goes without saying that parts for the aircraft will be available longer, since the production line won't shut down once the aircraft is built.
On the one hand, we're being told that a detailed analysis is being done, and on the other, no companies other than Boeing were approached. How do you explain that?