Thank you for the question.
This is what I want to say. Mr. Gerretsen mentioned earlier that when public servants change their minds or viewpoints, things happen and problems arise.
Personnaly, I do not approve of the concept behind this manoeuvre. I know what is going on, which is that people are responding to political demands. In my opinion this takes us back to the notion of capacity. In his chapter 10, Mr. Emerson clearly says that capacity is insufficient. The Canadian Coast Guard fleets are rusting out and will not be replaced in time.
We are not here to attack our colleagues from the west coast, but to let it be known that we have the necessary capacity and that we are willing to propose solutions to the government. It is up to the government to decide whether it wants to wait 10, 15 or 20 years before applying solutions that could be applied immediately.