Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for joining us today.
Thank you to all of our members here who are joining you.
Thank you, again, for visiting British Columbia and taking the time to tour the Vancouver shipyard. As you know, it's very important. The maritime sector of British Columbia is extremely important to us. I want to take a moment just to thank you for joining us and taking some significant time to listen to the people at Seaspan about the work they're doing.
That leads into my first question. I know that earlier this year, you were with the Prime Minister at the Davie shipyard to announce it had finally been included in the national shipbuilding strategy. On November 15, you visited the Seaspan shipyards with me and the skilled workers to mark the major step toward the completion of the offshore oceanographic science vessel. This was an extremely important development for Canada's shipbuilding capacity.
Can you tell us what the long-term agreements also mean for the shipyards in terms of predictability and stability?