Thank you for the question. There are several topics there. I tried to write them down to make sure that I address them all.
On the federal procurement process, I think I touched on that during my remarks. We talked about an unbiased and fair bid procedure based on the platform, taking out any of the political landscape and really picking the best platform to meet the mission for the end use. Traditionally, I would say, the procurement process in Canada is quite long. I know of a couple of campaigns that have been ongoing in Canada. We've been talking about them for a number of years. I see my colleagues in the U.S., when something in a campaign arises, talk about it. There's quite a large campaign; it goes to tender and it's awarded before we even have basically, I would say, the draft requirements released here. This is something that's seen as a long, arduous process. We certainly believe in due diligence, but I think this is something that could be looked at from the speed of the procurement process.
As for training and people, definitely I believe there's a disconnect today, when we see what's being offered by way of post-secondary education. We are an aerospace company. We talk about having advanced manufacturing process controls. This is something that I'm not sure is being addressed by the educational institutions.
We have needs. I'll just highlight composites as an example. Traditionally, when people thought of aerospace, they would look at a sheet metal technician. Today, with composites, what we look at are engineered, high-performing materials. You need people who understand how they work and how to work with them.
One disadvantage that I find we have today, because we compete globally, is that we take on the responsibility to train many of the people we have working for us, for the simple fact that the skill set is not one that's offered out there and which they're able to acquire in the general educational framework that we have today.