Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question.
The government remains committed to the national shipbuilding strategy. We want to see our ships built in Canada. That is exactly what we are doing. If there comes an occasion when we have to look, particularly on the defence front, in terms of tugs that are needed, in the system, then we certainly may look at a more efficient and effective way of procuring those.
However, at this point in time, we are committed to building our ships in Canada.