My sense is that what you're speaking about, to some extent, is Canada's defence industrial strategy, which speaks to building when we can, partnering when we can't build and buying when we're unable to either build or partner.
In your words, I sense that this is what you're basically saying. We will prioritize domestic production first, will have a joint development with trusted allies second and have off-the-shelf foreign purchases last. Am I correct in my conclusion?
The sense I get, then, is that maybe your overall concern is with longer-term sustainability. We're doing this now, but will we maintain it in 10 years, that investment and that support? Would that be a fair conclusion?
