Thank you, Chair.
I'd like to thank our witnesses for being here with us to answer some of our questions today.
My first question is going to be about how the Royal Canadian Navy submarine capability influences Canada's ability to protect its territorial sovereignty in the Arctic. I know we've already touched on this. I read up a little bit and saw that in July 2021, the RCN launched a replacement program for the submarines that were in place in order to modernize the submarines.
Can you give us an update on that and answer the question as to how this helps us defend the Arctic?