Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Minister and department officials.
I just want to clarify something, because a few things have been spoken about. I'm certainly very committed to ensuring that we use taxpayers' dollars within Canada for the procurement we are seeking so that it has the best possible outcomes and we have good, Canadian unionized jobs. There are great examples of what we've done, even in my own riding, with the light armoured vehicles, but there are also examples that do not go along that path.
First of all, I'd like to ask for clarification. The machinists union in Quebec was demanding, for the future maintenance of the F-35s, that they be considered for or awarded the contract to continue to do the work. You mentioned the L3Harris regional depot. Can you expand on that given the ask from the IAMAW regarding the jobs for those maintenance workers specifically?