In the department of defence, we have what we call national procurement, and that is the characterization of funds that go to the sustainment of fleets of equipment, including vehicles. I would declare that the recent budget commitment has enabled delivery of major spare parts orders, and we have undertaken that at speed.
That said, the lack of past resourcing eroded a couple of things, the first being the reserve stock that we had on the shelves of spare parts to sustain these fleets. As well, some of our long-standing suppliers pivoted to other contracts, given that we'd had periods of time without a contract. Time is required for industry to ramp up to need.
In the specific case that was mentioned, tanks were at issue. Tanks, importantly, are an aging platform. The current variant that we have is facing obsolescence. This is not unique to Canada. Allies that are also using the Leopard tank have encountered the same shortfalls. The war in Ukraine has intensified global demand against fixed production, and in some cases—