Après la publication du rapport du DPB, le MDN a comparé sur son site Web, côte à côte, son montant de 5,7 milliards de dollars et celui du DPB, soit 14 milliards de dollars, désignant les deux comme les coûts d'exploitation et de soutien.
As part of that report, it compared figures provided by DND, obtained as a result of the motion, to its own estimates. After publication of the PBO report, DND compared on its website, side by side, its figure of $5.7 billion and the PBO's figure of $14 billion, labelling both as operating and support costs.