Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Perhaps I could pick up on some earlier questions to Madam Ambrose around the whole notion that there was in fact a competitive process held. My understanding—and she can correct me if I'm wrong—is that the United States Air Force had a competitive process a decade ago to look at its needs as the United States Air Force--its future needs.
The minister talked about a U.S.-led process. That would imply that other countries participated in that competitive process. Perhaps you could tell us how the Canadian armed forces or the Canadian air force or your department participated in Washington, D.C., in a competitive process a decade ago to acquire these aircraft. Specifically, how would that competitive process, held in the United States, bring value to Canadian taxpayers? And what role directly did the Government of Canada have over the last decade in this allegedly competitive process?