Finance committee  Thank you for your question. We have proposed a second ship, a ravitailleur. We're officially asking the government today to open up the shipbuilding strategy to allow Davie in to build ships, or to build portions of ships, so it's really an adjustment in the strategy. The bud

Finance committee  That's a very good question, Wayne. I was part of Public Works during the initial stages of development of the shipbuilding strategy. What is commonly misunderstood is that they're not guarantees of contracts. By signing the umbrella agreements with the two shipyards, they are e

Finance committee  I'll respond in English because, unfortunately, my French is not quite as good as Sarah's. We appreciate your interest in Davie. In the case of the CSC project you were referring to, Tom, what we're saying is that, in order to beat inflation on a project, as you know, you have

Finance committee  Thank you, Ms. McMillan, As we look to the future, we have one specific ask of this committee, Parliament, and the Government of Canada. In keeping with the Emerson report tabled in February 2016, the Senate report of May 2017, and the House of Commons report of June 2017, Davi

National Defence committee  She arrives in the middle of February. She had to be redeployed for a little bit longer period in the St. Lawrence, so she was delayed getting to the shipyard.

National Defence committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee, my name is John Schmidt, vice-president of commercial with Federal Fleet Services. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to speak here today. It is a great honour to be before the committee. Having spent over 30 ye