Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Thank you and good afternoon, Mr. Chair, and committee members. My name is Lisa Campbell. I am the assistant deputy minister of defence and marine procurement at Public Services and Procurement Canada. I am accompanied by Patrick Finn, assistant deputy minister, materiel, from

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. Our role is about procurement. When a decision is made about a specific need, we examine the options and determine what is most advantageous financially for Canadians. We will continue to be a part of the international partnership so as to preserve o

Government Operations committee  Yes. Thank you for the precision.

Government Operations committee  To reply to the question that was asked earlier, I would say that no decision has been made. However, Canada is in a partnership with its allies so as to preserve the Joint Task Forces. If a political decision were taken, we would be ready to act to replace these aircraft. To re

Government Operations committee  The expertise will remain in the respective sectors. The expertise required for specialized sectors, whether we are talking about aircraft or ships, will remain there. However, the secretariat functions related to governance, to the presentation of reports and to follow-up will b

Government Operations committee  If ever a decision were made, we would be ready. A plan was made public so as to demonstrate our transparency and the way we would manage the process.

Government Operations committee  I would ask that you put this question to the Department of National Defence. Thank you.

Government Operations committee  Good morning, and thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. I'm happy to talk about the national shipbuilding procurement strategy. I think it's worth—

Government Operations committee  Yes, and if I may just give a bit of an opener, we're three years into a 30-year strategy. This is the biggest project, as you noted. The budget is $26 billion for up to 15 ships. As my colleague pointed out, we recently announced a procurement strategy that in our view is goin

Government Operations committee  Do you mean replacement ships?

Government Operations committee  Forgive me. I thought you were asking about the Canadian surface combatants.

Government Operations committee  Yes.