Government Operations committee  The majority is for the real property, the leases. That's the largest component, Mr. McCauley.

Government Operations committee  We have the number here.

Government Operations committee  It would really be for the Department of National Defence to reply on the status of their expenditures year over year. The government has committed to significant investments in defence through the “strong, secure, engaged” policy, and those investments are rolling over in the ne

Government Operations committee  We are making progress on those major acquisitions. We've also taken steps to try to streamline defence procurements in certain areas. For example, we are giving increased authorities to National Defence to run its own lower-value procurements, so that PSPC can concentrate on the

Government Operations committee  On fighter jets, the competition is launched for the permanent fleet replacement. We hope to have our draft RFP out this fall and the whole RFP out in the spring of 2019 for jets to have a contract awarded in 2021-22 with operations in 2025. That's what the government had committ

Government Operations committee  That's right, for 2020.

Government Operations committee  The date for that is 2025. That's when the jets are fully operational, the training is done, and they're fully operating in the fleet, etc.

Government Operations committee  There are a lot of steps in that process—getting the infrastructure in place, training....

Government Operations committee  That's right.

Government Operations committee  Absolutely. Thank you, Minister. We are working on both yards. This is an acute issue at both yards, certainly. In Vancouver we're looking at issues. For example, could we start early work on the JSS as a way to fill some of the gaps? That's an option that's being looked at quit

Government Operations committee  What we've done, for example, is to require a certification for apparel suppliers to ensure that their supply chains comply with good practices in terms of not having child labour and that sort of thing.

Government Operations committee  We've done a pilot on that one.

Government Operations committee  As you mentioned, we are in the process of selecting a new design for the surface combatants, to be built at the Irving shipyards in Halifax. This is a new process, undertaken to try to accelerate the build. It is to take an existing design and work from that, as opposed to start

Government Operations committee  Yes, we've been working with the Parliamentary Budget Officer around these issues. As far as I know, it's in the departments that work on them.

Government Operations committee  That I don't know, Minister.