Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses today.
I had the pleasure to be on the public accounts committee when we went through the full life cycles of F-35s with the particular variant that Canada was looking at. Of course, the issue there was how many years a full life takes, whether we were dealing with the defence department, the PBO, or the Auditor General.
I've had a lot of interest in this particular area, looking at the concept of procurement and how we can develop a method so that procurement can be done quickly and seamlessly. Of course, I believe the secretariat that was set up was designed to make clearer what could be taking place there.
Also, with regard to shipbuilding, I had an opportunity to see the types of spinoff industries that are tied in on both our east and west coasts, so when you talk about 650 other industries that have an opportunity to be part of this, I think that's extremely important. As we tie into innovation, I believe that's something else we should be considering.
You did mention, Ms. Cianfarani, the need for defence and innovation to work together. Could you give me some concrete examples of what you see, and perhaps some of the advantages, as we look at different possibilities as far as procurement is concerned?