Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Minister, first of all, I'd like to commend you on the speed with which you have conducted your role in the procurements. The faster that men and women in the armed forces receive their equipment, the better, and the safer they are.
As well, the way you've distributed the IRBs across Canada is appreciated. Outside of Quebec, we have a growing aerospace industry. In my riding alone, we have Arnprior Aerospace, which has the potential to get more jobs at a time when factory closures are really throwing a lot of people out of work. It is a fledgling, new business to aerospace. Hypernetics is further down the road, and E.T.M. Industries and Haley Industries are even further down the road. So the work is greatly appreciated and the IRBs will be working.
Earlier in the testimony we heard about the EH-10 contract and how the cancellation fees were $500 million. Now taxpayers face another lawsuit to the tune of $100 billion on the allegation of political interference. In addition to the fee cancellation and the potential lawsuit, what was lost in terms of IRBs?