As we say in Newfoundland, God love you, then.
First of all, Mr. Hawn made the point about there being the same criticism today as there was back then. Well, I think the CF-18 was a fine aircraft and it served us well. Maybe in the absence of that criticism it would not have been as good. We hope to raise the bar in this particular situation, and I'm sure Mr. Hawn would agree.
Mr. Parker, I want to go back to that point you just made about the global supply chain. It is unprecedented, indeed. I would like to ask a few questions about that on the flip side. It seems to me that the way we're going is that future procurement of aircraft or vessels, whatever it may be in the Department of National Defence, will be subject to that global chain; therefore in some cases the ability to get needed parts in a very quick manner may not be as efficient as it was before. In other words, if we had the same airplane, the F-35, the same aircraft the Americans have, they may demand more because of the mission, whether it be Iraq, Afghanistan, or the next chapter.
How would that affect us? Certainly when it comes to less sovereignty for us...dare I use the word. At any rate, it's the only word I can come up with.
Less sovereignty would certainly put us...hopefully not in a precarious position when parts are needed, because I know that we have that situation when it comes to search and rescue.