Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We cannot know the reason for this omission; perhaps National Defense can answer that question. With regard to the issue of not knowing that the tanks would not be able to be equiped with bulldozer blades and other equipment, the problem stems from the fact that National Defence is not supposed to speak with suppliers before commencing the procurement process. We have raised this problem: Public Works should participate much earlier in the process in order to obtain better information about the equipment and changes that might occur, particularly with regard to said equipment. The equipment specifications changed, but National Defence was unaware of this and presumed that it would be able to install that equipment on the armoured vehicles. So, it would be essential to change the process in the future, in order to be able to obtain better information about the equipment that they want to purchase.