Thank you, Minister.
I'm a member of the defence committee. We had the Minister of National Defence appear at our committee meeting last week to speak about the critical importance of moving forward with supplementary estimates (B).
One of the estimates items I noticed for Defence is a transfer from Defence to NRCan to support the Canadian safety and security program. It's my understanding that your department needs this funding to purchase equipment in support of a nuclear emergency response.
Can you elaborate on the equipment that is required and why it is so important?