Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will begin with a question for the minister. Then I believe my colleague Bryon Wilfert will continue, if there is still time.
Minister, thank you for your appearance today. Thank you also for your comments in the House. Half an hour ago I watched your speech. I thought you said a lot of what many of us were thinking when we saw those events in Libya, so I commend your comments in the House half an hour ago.
My question, Minister—no surprise—will be not about the F-35 purchase. I want to ask about an issue close to your heart and mine—shipbuilding. I noticed your government has made a number of announcements, including a rather large one last summer, around a very major procurement strategy to modernize Canada's navy.