Yes, ma'am. That's a big question.
The Canadian Atlantic fleet, or the Canadian fleet, is as ready and capable as it ever was, but there are challenges and there are resource pressures. Since the report of the chief review services—I think you're reading from it—from 2013, ships have been returning to the navy in a steady stream from the Halifax-class modernization. At 20 years old the fleet has been modernized.
In my fleet we have deployed Fredericton, fully modernized for the next 20 years of her life. It's an incredibly capable ship. She's followed by Halifax and Montreal, which are out there doing the business right now on the high seas helping deliver the Cyclone helicopter. Hot on the heels of that ship is HMCS Charlottetown, and St. John's will come back to the navy momentarily.
What has changed since that report is this steady flow of modernized warships back to the navy. By the same token, the submarine has risen to high readiness and is now preparing to fire her torpedoes with the United States Navy, and then we'll be ready for the government to signal their intent or not to deploy her.