Government Operations committee  If we're talking just ships, sir, I think what we're saying is that it's the contracting process. If we're talking large ships, we've selected shipyards to build those ships. We've assigned those ships. The problem is when we get into contracts, or how we get into contracting an

Government Operations committee  Yes, it is, and I think that's exactly what's happening. As we build programs and as we complete programs, we're learning. We're becoming better, just like in anything else we do. There's no doubt. I agree that the workforce—the skilled trades and the labourers we have—are as goo

Government Operations committee  Not quite, sir. It's more that we would work together. For example, the government produces a technical statement of requirements and operational requirements. We work together on refining those into a detailed specification. However, once we complete the concept and basic desi

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair and honourable members, thank you for the invitation to speak to you today on the national shipbuilding strategy. I am here as chairman of the Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association, or CMISA. CMISA's purpose is to represent and champion the advancemen