Thank you, Chair.
In Madam Fraser's report, the word “urgent” or “urgency”, or words around that, appear three times, and then in your report, Mr. Fonberg, you talk about timeliness. Obviously, we are talking about getting the right equipment without paying too much, with urgent speed. That's the key.
I look at this chart on page 24 of the report and it says the armoured patrol vehicle took five months from government approval to first vehicle being available in the field, and then the Leopard C2 tank took seven months, the armoured heavy support vehicle system took 16 months, and the light armoured vehicle remote weapons station took 32 months.
My question is this. How much additional time is time that you are looking at manuals and meeting with people from the manufacturers and kicking tires and making an administrative decision to decide you have the right equipment? What percentage of these figures should be added on for actual decision-making time, once you have made a decision in the field that you have a need?
Mr. Fonberg.