Government Operations committee  We have a timeline in the sense that the delivery of the polar icebreaker will follow the delivery of the second JSS.

Government Operations committee  The design work for that will start as we finish the OSV.

Government Operations committee  We have an idea.

Government Operations committee  Following the delivery of JSS which is in 2024-25.

Government Operations committee  When you refer to the $800-million figure, that is for the authorities that were sought when the decision was made to add the six AOPS to the program of work. That authority included the price of the ship, which is around $400 million, as well as other things. There was also $150

Government Operations committee  I'll just finish, if you don't mind. There was an additional $250 million associated with all six of the ships, related to inflation, exchange rates and such things. The actual price of the six ships is in the region of $400 million, but as we went to seek these authorities, the

Government Operations committee  What I can tell you is that the sixth ship.... Okay, I'll tell you two things. The sixth ship has been negotiated at about $400 million. We're also tracking what we refer to as the “learning curve” between ships.

Government Operations committee  It's taking about 33% fewer labour hours to build the second ship versus the first ship, and about 10%—

Government Operations committee  There is a cap for all six, but we're also tracking where the efficiencies are between ships, and like any learning curve in a shipyard environment, at some point the curve starts to flatten. In fact, it's not really just with the ship, but in other learning curves like the produ

Government Operations committee  It has not yet been negotiated.

Government Operations committee  The Coast Guard and we will be negotiating. It will be a cost reimbursable, with an incentive scheme much like the first six ships to incentivize the yard to deliver on time and on budget.

Government Operations committee  There was a significant gap between the end of production of our Arctic offshore patrol ship and the start of the surface combatants. There have been a number of measures to close that gap, all of which together are such that we are at a point now where there will not be massive

Government Operations committee  There is a cost avoidance associated with.... There are three benefits for Canada. First of all, there are six Arctic offshore patrol ships for the Canadian navy. It also brings two ships to the Coast Guard earlier than any other way we could have made possible, but there's also

Government Operations committee  Also, I would like to add that the costs associated with the delay to the surface combatants are also quite significant. There has been an investment of cash for those decisions, but there's also a significant cost avoidance by not having layoffs and with the delay of the surface

Government Operations committee  Do you want me to take this?