Thank you, Mr. Chair,
Sir, the estimate that was requested—and I believe you're referring to the article in the Ottawa Citizen today—was based on the incremental cost of doing this, understanding at the time that the overflight would be from within the yearly flying rate that had already been budgeted within the department, and within the temporary duty costs for those air crew involved that were going to be spent anyway in the types of training missions they were undertaking.
The estimate itself was a good estimate, but it did not include the cost of those aircraft, and it was understood not to include the cost of those aircraft. Subsequently, I believe, it was $812 million—