We are convinced that with the government's commitment to spend $240 billion through the Canada First defence strategy over the next 20 years, the best way to plan for and measure an economic return on that investment is through the creation of a defence industrial strategy.
I thank you for your commitment to such a strategy, and I would be happy to work with you and other members of this committee to see how we might be able to raise the awareness and support of the government for this idea.