That is a very important question. The Canadian Forces need the equipment the government has decided to purchase.
What I said earlier is that at the moment, most of the contracts that have been announced have not yet been completed. The final commitments made by the Government of Canada have not been signed. We hope that in the weeks or months ahead, the points we mentioned about the creation of productive, value added, and long term jobs will be taken into account in the announcements the government is about to make. We also hope, in cases were decisions are still at an early stage, that the industry will be consulted before the decisions go any further.
With respect to procurement, it is very important that the maintenance and the IRBs are considered from the outset, and do not become secondary concerns later on.