Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to pick up on the matter of close combat vehicles. At the risk of disappointing you, minister, I would say you weren't all that clear about what's going to happen with the program. We've seen major cost overruns in numerous military equipment procurement processes, the F-35s and naval ships, just to name a few.
The Auditor General's last report highlighted a gap between the government's ambitious agenda, set out in the Canada First Defence Strategy, and available resources. And that gap is only growing. In light of that reality, we need greater transparency. The government must give us a clear answer.
For many months now, we've been hearing that the close combat vehicle program has been called into question. I want details and I want to know whether or not the program is going forward. Someone asked the question earlier, but your answer wasn't very clear. So I'm asking you again. If you still aren't sure what's going to happen, could you at least give us an idea as to when the government will be able to clearly tell us the fate of the close combat vehicle program?