Thanks to our witnesses for being here.
As Conservatives, we support you guys 100% in what you're doing to support Ukraine. As we all know, Operation Unifier and the first donations of military equipment happened under the previous Conservative government. It's something I'm very proud of. As the official opposition, the Conservative Party has supported the government in every effort it has made in supporting Ukraine in this brutal war against the Russian invaders. We will continue to do so. In fact, we've asked the government to do more.
One thing we've been asking for is to provide more armoured vehicles to Ukraine. On a recent trip to Ukraine, Pat and I heard directly from both the Office of the President and the Ministry of Defence that they love the Leopard tanks. They love the Senators that we provided and would love to get more. They also know that things like LAVs and M113s—tracked LAVs—which have been well used in Ukraine, were donated by other countries.
We are in the process of decommissioning hundreds of pieces of older stock that is considered surplus and worn out. I know that Armatec, in London, has made a proposal to the Government of Canada to refit those vehicles and send them to Ukraine. They can do eight per month. The Australians and the Americans have said they would partner with us on this if Canada would lead. They have surplus vehicles as well, which Armatec could rearm, retool and put in the fight.
Where are we, as the Government of Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces, in terms of donating these surplus decommissioned vehicles to Armatec and ultimately to Ukraine?