Thank you, Mr. Chair.
On this point about unpredictability and not knowing what the future holds, most people either figure out what their tolerance for risk is or they try to hedge that risk somehow. You've certainly described the defence of Canadian territories as a no-fail mission, as have previous chiefs who have been before us.
I want to come back to the following question. What do you do in this context where the F-35 development program and the whole issue of the cost of the F–35s has been complicated by the highly politicized and intractable budgetary process in the United States, which is threatening to derail the program—or at least parts of it—or to lower the numbers, etc? So in terms of your point about flexibility, agility, and dealing with risk, is it fair to say that, should this three- to five-year delay materialize, you choice would either be to further rehab the CF–18s or, if time allows, move your block purchase of the F–35s further up in the production line?