Absolutely. The Coast Guard itself is undergoing a major transformation. We're seeing an explosion of new vessels being produced. In fact, as we speak, we have four very large vessels that are all being built at the same time—one in Vancouver, one that's going to be between Finland and Quebec City, and the two AOPS that are being constructed in Halifax. Really, what we're seeing is part and parcel of what you suggest—1.5% of meeting our 5% security elements for DND. The move of the Coast Guard to DND will assist the government in that regard. As my colleague Dr. Lackenbauer made clear, however, the geography of the Arctic is so vast that the problems of the new threat environment we're facing at both the subnational and national levels require the whole of government.
The vision for the Coast Guard, which really depends on how the government actually follows through on the implementation, is that the Coast Guard, of course, will not be at the pointy end. It will not fight. It will not have the capability of engaging in kinetic reactions. Where it can play a critical role is in terms of surveillance, in terms of presence, in terms of the ability to deal with threats that are sub-kinetic. That means not actually fighting. It means being able to get people into locations and being able to provide.
One of the thoughts that are being considered by some is that as we are increasingly recognizing the new high-intensity threat environment that is posed, particularly by the Russians and, many suspect, the Chinese, the surveillance capability cannot be done only by DND. You're going to have to get platforms. Again, how that works out is something that is still very much an issue in progress. We've yet to see it in this context. The recognition is that DND cannot do everything by itself. This is where I think the role of the Coast Guard becomes so critically important and is underlined by part 4 of this act.