Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you for being here today. We're asking questions today to find out more about this project. My first question relates to the economic spinoffs.
Your company has talked about $12 billion in benefits for Canada. According to a study done by the Pentagon, the actual benefits would be far less significant, in the range of $3.9 billion, as opposed to the $12 billion mentioned by your company. Canada also has its own estimates, which are that the benefits, other than the acquisition, construction and production of the future F-35s, would not exceed $6 billion.
How do you explain such a significant difference? Are you still saying that the purchase by Canada of 65 F-35 aircraft will yield $12 billion worth of benefits?