How much of a factor is that in this current go-around with the agency?

Well, that's actually the number one factor that they seem to be looking at, this factor of Control is the heading or the word that they use for that.

And that goes under two and under two branches.

So one, the fact that yes, that their argument, if you were talking to the auditor, they would say to you, well, if you're only working for one person, you're not even, you know, you're not providing your services to multiple sources.

Well, then you're not really a business.

You're just working for this person over here all the time.

which, as you say, as you and I both know and everyone knows, that's the way it has to be due to regulatory concerns.

Is there anything they can do or take steps they can take proactively at this point or just wait for that letter to arrive?

What does this ship do, and why is it so critical to the Navy?

Well, it's replenishment at sea vessel, which allows for us to put a flotilla out or keep warships at sea resupplied.

You can't really operate frigates for very far out without a resupply ship.

And Canada found itself in that position just through... lack of foresight that they didn't get the joint support ships that they wanted back.

I think it started in 2004 that they were looking for new ones.

And then the two, the Preserver and the Protector, both ended their service days.

One caught fire, the Protector, and then the Preserver.

If the Asterix has performed so well since 2018, then why won't the government simply extend the lease?

And Russia, with all of its tanks, is being held back by a Ukrainian military with a lot of international support when it comes to money, but with a drone, which is very cheap and it doesn't cost lives

drones and uh very very increased in capability uh anti-armor fire and forget missile launchers like the n-law and stuff like that which have knocked out a boatload of russian tanks and of course the ukrainians have also employed tanks which are susceptible to drone attack and that's where everybody's moving now into the all of the um what do you call it, experimentation they're looking at to try to change and modify things.

It's a cat and mouse game.

As soon as you get a counter drone measure, then they figure out a better drone.

And we haven't really stepped it up.

I was just at the CanSec show in Ottawa last week, and, you know, that's still not a main priority.

I didn't see a whole lot of drones, but everyone that's like yourself and me that watched the Ukraine conflict know that that's the way to go.

Does it come across to me, and maybe I'm wrong, But it comes across to me like we have to spend this money to reach that NATO number, and it feels like the federal government just is spending like a, and this is a bad probably pun, but like a drunken sailor.