Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'm happy to be back at the Standing Committee on National Defence.
Thank you to the witnesses for joining us. We do have a very nice panel.
Every time I ask a question, regardless of who it's directed at, I invite the other witnesses not to hesitate to raise their hand if they wish to add something. All the witnesses are interesting.
My first question relates to one of your comments, Mr. Greenley. You stressed the importance of properly laying out the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces so the industry can keep up, and also chart the links we have with allies. I'd like to hear your thoughts on that.
Regarding the defence industrial strategy, isn't that putting the cart before the horse, in a way? We don't have an up-to-date defence policy that makes it possible to fully understand the armed forces' needs and the operational needs in relation to our allies.
It would have been interesting to have this document before we had the defence industrial strategy, no?