Mr. Speaker, in response to (a), HMCS Victoria visited Port Canaveral, Florida from July 7 to 12, 2003.
In response to (b), the purpose of this visit was to foster international relations and to provide a morale and welfare stop for the crew during her transit to Esquimalt. This visit was planned before her departure from Halifax.
In response to (c), several repairs were completed during the transit. None of the repairs conducted on board HMCS Victoria during her transit were considered mission critical nor would any of the repairs have prevented the submarine from sailing if the repair could not be completed. The following table summarizes the repairs completed during the transit: