Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Thomas, thanks for being here. Thank you for your service.
I'd like to start with a fairly broad question, but I want to connect it to the programs we're engaged in on the procurement side, such as the national shipbuilding strategy.
In your view, what do Canadians not know about the armed forces that they ought to know? Where are there some gaps in communication and awareness? Think as broadly as you see fit in answering that question. I'm trying to get to the point of what we need to do to better prepare ourselves for significant programs such as the national shipbuilding strategy and public support of those programs.