Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much, gentlemen, for appearing today. Congratulations on your 80th year of existence. That's quite an achievement.
I'm a bit shocked, actually, by the numbers you propose here, the 9% to 12% increase year over year to keep up with technological changes to provide readiness. Cumulatively, 9% to 12% year over year gets you into some phenomenal numbers in a very short time.
I'm wondering whether it is in fact your advice or recommendation to this committee that to achieve readiness, Canada have a defence budget that increases at that kind of rate.