National Defence committee  I would perhaps add that the minister is correct. We did involve a fairness monitor to ensure that the process was fair for all potential suppliers, but Public Services and Procurement Canada is the department that manages the program.

National Defence committee  I believe the question is about whether we have processes in place to ensure that there are enough pilots to operate these aircraft. I believe that question is best answered by my colleague, General Eyre.

National Defence committee  Thank you. I have maybe three quick points. One, the Department of National Defence is made up of both armed forces members and civilians often working shoulder to shoulder, so capturing both sides of the culture is important. I have two examples to add to what the chief of def

National Defence committee  I would like to add a brief comment. Since my return to the department, I have observed an improvement in the ties between the two departments. It's important to work with the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve this transition. It is an area in which I have noticed an imp

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. This project is still under development. We are nearly ready to issue a call for tenders. We will make decisions once we have assessed all of the responses that we receive. The project is ongoing.

National Defence committee  I cannot provide you with that information right now, but I may be able to provide further details over the coming months.

National Defence committee  I can start, Mr. Chair. Chief, please feel free to supplement. The analysis is ongoing. The department did receive funding to do analysis and costing and evaluate options. Obviously, something like this is not a “take it or leave it” type of project; there are options to be disc

National Defence committee  I can't give you a firm timeline, but it's not weeks. We're talking months. It's been under way for some time, but it is complicated work. The government will have a decision to make on what options they'd like to pursue, but that work still has a ways to go.

National Defence committee  There's nothing in the supplementary estimates (C) specific to the capability that is being referenced here. The member may be trying to associate detailed costing with specific activities as opposed to overall readiness and capability. I suspect that we may come back to this in

National Defence committee  Thank you for your question. I will answer first and then give the floor to Ms. Allen. First, we're putting a lot more emphasis on the health of personnel to ensure that they want to stay in the Canadian Forces. As the Minister has already mentioned, we will be launching a new

National Defence committee  I'll give it a shot. Maybe we can take it up later. The member is quite right about the PBO's analysis. It shows a slide into the right. It's not a huge shock in the most recent year, given COVID. There is regular inflation, plus you're also seeing inflation in defence markets.

National Defence committee  I think, Mr. Chair, if we're dealing with the counsel or advice to former or current armed forces members, that's one thing. If we're going to this broader subject matter, that's a better question for Global Affairs Canada. Possibly we can take it off-line to see if we can get an

National Defence committee  There are two aspects to this question. Number one, when will the results of the competition be known? That process is under way. Our colleagues at PSPC are leading that, and we'll leave it to them to announce when they are ready. Given the CF-18 will be in service for a number

National Defence committee  Public Services and Procurement Canada actually runs the procurement process, so that's in their hands—

National Defence committee  She's available if we need her. There she is—