Government Operations committee  The shipyards will be managing their own supply chain. We will be overseeing, ensuring that we are obtaining value for money throughout that process. So they'll be responsible for that. As to the secretariat, as mentioned before, it does continue to exist. It is continuing to b

Government Operations committee  Do you want me to speak to that?

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, it was quite the exercise. The evaluation teams were composed of public servants. They were advised by some third party experts, but the evaluators themselves were all public servants. They were drawn from Canadian Forces, coast guard, Industry

Government Operations committee  As mentioned, there will be considerable opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises across the country. There has been an extensive engagement process conducted on both coasts with respect to that. ACOA and Western Economic Diversification Canada have been holding focus

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, and perhaps it would be helpful if I clarified that there has been a certain degree of I think perhaps misunderstanding. It's not our intention to bundle all of these small ships into a third package. The small ships will be procured on a project-by-pr