The first is that while major acquisitions have been accounted for in the Canada First defence strategy, the demand for replacement weapon systems, in my view, seems to be skewed, particularly at the front end of the 20-year projection--for example, ships in 2015, combat vehicles, etc. I would ask you to respond to that.
Also, there is this issue of the 2%. The government has talked about this 2% issue for inflation, but the way I read it, it looks as if it's only going to maintain the current spending within the defence budget, yet the demands are obviously going to increase.
Finally, Mr. Chairman, it's difficult to identify quantitative performance parameters that have been set out in measuring the government's successes in delivering the CFDS, especially in the short term—it's the short term I'm concerned about, I understand the future.
If you could respond to those through the clerk, I'd appreciate that.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.