I'll add that although it's an industrial story, it's also a people story. Combat ships are actually being built on the east coast. On the west coast, construction is under way for non-combat vessels for the Coast Guard. Across the country, there is all of the in-service support work, as Mr. Finn has said. Between 2012 and 2015, 492 suppliers have received $1.3 billion in contracts, including indigenous suppliers and small and medium enterprises. There's a company in Newfoundland, started by a husband and wife, that specializes in 3D modelling. They have quadrupled in size, are now servicing Vancouver Shipyards, and are starting to win international contracts. It's those kinds of compelling stories.
Mr. Chair, when we saw each other out in Vancouver, I actually had a chance to visit the British Columbia Institute of Technology to speak to students there and to tell them we need them. I met a young woman there who has trained for four years to be a ship fitter. Half of her time was spent in school, and the other half was spent in the yard. There are some compelling stories of growth, but it is, in many respects, like a start-up with all of the growing pains that you can see.