Thank you very much.
A lot of constituents in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour are in the shipbuilding industry. I'm proud to say that all the metal, all the steel, is being cut in Dartmouth and that Nova Scotia has a rich heritage of shipbuilding.
I'm pleased to see that we've committed to building all 15 of the surface combatants. I was a little shocked at the price tag, but I'm pleased to see that we've endorsed that commitment. I think investment is needed to address the long-standing capability gap.
With the Department of National Defence taking over managing 80% of the defence procurement contracts, will the department be managing the ongoing procurement of these ships? Will we see any differences? Will we see improvements in the way we traditionally see procurement, because we've seen a real issue with procurement—past governments included?