Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the 27th meeting of the Standing Committee on National Defence.
In accordance with Standing Order 108(2), we will be continuing consideration of the new generation of fighter planes.
Before beginning, I would like to note that
we received a motion by Mr. Laurie Hawn, in line with all our regulations, that this committee invite Mr. Dan Ross, Assistant Deputy Minister for Materiel for the Department of National Defence, to appear as the only witness on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
I will give the floor to Mr. Hawn on that.