First, you have to understand why we're putting forward the Defence Investment Agency. Parliamentarians from all parties have been calling for this for years, I would even say decades.
It should be noted that this process also exists in other countries. They have an agency or department dedicated to military procurement. It's because procurement takes far too long and is far too complex. Historically, there have been a number of failures or slowdowns in military procurement, and these delays have costs.
Right now, military procurement is a three-headed beast: the Department of National Defence, Public Services and Procurement Canada and the Department of Industry. Coordination between these three departments without a single point of contact causes considerable delays, and these delays have costs.
Having everything under one roof shortens the time it takes to obtain supplies and gets better prices. It's also important to make sure we have a good connection between our capabilities, defence needs and what Canadian industry can provide. I'm thinking here of Quebec companies like Bombardier and CAE. If there's some predictability for military procurement, the industry will be able to develop based on defence needs.