True.
The message is clear. I think that my colleagues will be delighted to work with the caucus and answer any requests that the chair and its members want to put to us.
With regard to the military equipment purchase program, I have already commented on that subject. I think that improvements could be made to it. In my opinion, it is a matter of fostering greater job creation in Canada and the ability of our industries to export their know-how outside the country. We have met with the three ministers involved. They told us that they were prepared, that they recognized that transparency was important in the development of government procurement policies and that consultations with the industry needed to be held. Earlier, I mentioned the FWSAR.
Clearly, such consultations need to be continuous and predictable. Furthermore, we need to be well ware of the Canadian industry's capabilities. In my opinion, these two points need to be discussed now, in order to improve the government procurement policy and ensure that taxpayers benefit from the very significant investments that the government has decided to make in the defence industry.