Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and my thanks to all you folks for being here this morning.
This morning I was reading an article that mentioned major NATO procurement issues with Airbus. Airbus is facing major fines from NATO because of delivery delays and for failing to meet contracted requirements. I expect Airbus will be interested in Canada's future fighter capability project. I think we can agree that any type of procurement comes with its challenges, but has this Airbus delay caused any NATO capability gaps? Can you tell us a little bit about the procurement process and what else is in place to handle missed deadlines like this?
Mr. Finn, you mentioned that a group of senior experts has been put together to ensure adherence to best practices. I'm interested in the capability gap that might have been caused in NATO by the Airbus delay and what we can do to minimize this in future procurements.