Secretary, as we know, first of all, the F-35 won in a fair competition run by your government. We already have a competition won, so the review is redundant.
Second, we know that it's on the sustainment side where there are lots of opportunities for more jobs and more benefits back to Canada. L3Harris in Montreal has a contract now to have a depot for airframe maintenance and overhaul, not just for the Canadian F-35s but for the entire fleet. That's from a regional standpoint. There's also the potential for the F-35A engines for maintenance and overhaul here in Canada as well. That's not just for our fleet but for the entire fleet.
Do you think JPO in the United States and the other coalition partners are saying, yes, it's okay to have those in Canada when they're only going to buy 16 F-35s?
