Thank you very much, Minister.
Switching gears for a second, the Arctic is of crucial importance to the Canadian geopolitical landscape and to the people and communities of the north. I know you've made safeguarding Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic a priority, and I know that it's in your mandate letter.
There are a number of items in these main estimates that touch on this issue. One of the ones I'll use as an example is the $340 million to continue funding construction efforts for the Arctic and offshore patrol ships.
Can you give us a bit more detail on the status of these ships, as well as maybe some other projects that are under way with regard to our sovereignty in the Arctic?