Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to repeat the speech in those places where they voted more for Reform than they ever did for the government. No wonder the private sector was anxious to get this deal. This deal is one in which if profits are made, Bombardier gets to keep them, but if the losses are big enough, the public gets to pick up the tab. It is also a $2.85 billion dollar project. That is four times the budget of Prince Edward Island.
I will ask the Prime Minister again. On a deal as sensitive and as big as this, why would the government not scrupulously follow all the procurement rules?