I'll happily turn that over to the deputy minister to comment.
Perhaps the most obvious thing for the city of Halifax and multi-generational procurement is the national shipbuilding strategy. We have undertaken to make a very significant investment, first of all in the building of six new Arctic and offshore patrol vessels, followed by up to 16 of our new surface combatant ships, all of which will be built in the Halifax region.
We know that this work takes a significant amount of time and a retooling of the shipbuilding yard there. At the same time, it also requires that we maintain the existing fleet, so we have contracts that impact Halifax and other parts of Canada for the maintenance of, for example, the Halifax fleet.
These are multi-generational investments. They require creating and sustaining an effective workforce in municipalities and communities where that work needs to take place.
I think there is a very significant benefit to Canadians through those investments. They're ultimately going to deliver for us a new capability for the Royal Canadian Navy, which I think is going to be nothing short of extraordinary, but it takes a very long time to complete. It really takes more than just a decision to purchase. It's an investment in industry, in workers and in community that makes all those things possible.