At present, there are about 30 Canadian companies that build different parts of each aircraft. That comes to over $3 million Canadian per plane. There are also other contracts coming up. I know that every month, Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney go looking for new partners to build these various aircraft, and this is working well in Canada. There are also very specific examples in Quebec. If these Canadian companies did not supply those products, the planes would not be able to fly. They are essential to the future of every plane.
Howmet Aerospace makes optical bed castings—I apologize to the interpreters—and Nav-Aids Ltd. makes port covers and pressure test adapters.
I also have to say that the Canadian government has been helping to promote the defence industry in Canada for years through various programs at the Department of Industry.