Government Operations committee  I want to thank the member for her question, Mr. Chair. Yes, you can have the list of 23 companies that responded to our call for information. The request for the report was submitted earlier. We'll follow up on this request, as discussed in the first hour.

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. I'm not exactly sure about the Coast Guard vehicles. I will assume it's the remainder of the portfolio of the Coast Guard's small vessels to be competed for. The way the national shipbuilding strategy is structured, the three large shipyar

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. The projects are going to be dealt with one by one. We are applying the buy-in-Canada policy to the national shipbuilding strategy, so it will be Canadian shipyards bidding on the construction of these vessels.

Government Operations committee  I want to thank the member for her question, Mr. Chair. The Canadian multi‑mission aircraft project is an active project that involves ongoing decision‑making. All I can say now is that each procurement strategy decision is based on the variables explained by the minister in the

Government Operations committee  I certainly will.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question. As the minister said, the Irving shipyard is voluntarily investing, with its own funds and provincial funds, to achieve a target state.

Government Operations committee  They are, yes. Then there was a specific investment to support the surface combatant project. It's not the same ship anymore. The project is no longer the same as the one requested at the outset. In terms of design, at the beginning of the strategy, it was a ship weighing about

Government Operations committee  If I may, Mr. Chair, I wouldn't say it was a miscalculation. Some assumptions were made at the outset. When the shipyards signed their strategy and their framework agreements, we didn't know what the surface combatant's specifications would be.

Government Operations committee  Irving didn't get special treatment. Each application will be processed on a case-by-case basis. Once the yards have achieved their target state, further investment is possible.

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for the question. The Canadian multimission aircraft project includes several cost elements, including infrastructure costs. We often tend to think that infrastructure costs are only related to buildings, but it's much more complex.

Government Operations committee  I don't have the numbers on hand. You would need to check with the Department of Defence if you want to know exactly how much of their costs go to infrastructure.

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. I think that was really well explained. The only thing I would add is that we do have specific vehicles also under the leadership of PSPC, such as the marine industry advisory committee. This committee links with small and medium-sized businesses acr

National Defence committee  Mr. Chair, I thank the member for his question. We did indeed issue a request for information in February 2022. This provided us with substantial information. But there was no requirement for us to go down a certain path for the next steps. The information obtained through thi

National Defence committee  Yes, certainly. Thank you very much for that question. I think the first statement I would make is that, for the defence and marine portfolio, I see all the national security exception requests. They are not numerous. There's a very good ratio of NSE, a ratio that I would expec

National Defence committee  I thank the member for her question, Mr. Chair. I would add that one of the overriding objectives of defence and naval procurement is to ensure that there are no capability gaps. We must always have the necessary capabilities for the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces. T