Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, I'm going to come back to the issue of procurement. You said that the urgency of a request could warrant the signing of a mutually agreeable contract. That urgency does not exist in all cases, however—the replacement of the CP‑140 Auroras, for instance. According to the government's timeline, the project won't get under way until 2027‑28, and the first delivery isn't expected until 2032‑33.
Why wasn't there a call for tenders, given what we recently found out about the production problems and delays at Boeing, the company the government seems to be eyeing to replace the fleet? Why wasn't there a call for tenders for such a major project? It's a fair question.