Madam Chair, they are the Cormorant search and rescue helicopters.
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Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, they are the Cormorant search and rescue helicopters.
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, the Cormorant search and rescue helicopters are 24 years old and we are down to two or three aircraft. What plans does the government have for a mid-life upgrade of the aircraft, and what are the plans to replace the missing platforms?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, is the government prepared to lose all those Canadian jobs at CAE, and its partners, to training Canadian pilots in Europe?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, does the minister know that the future aircrew training program has been weighted for either an Italian or a British company to win and train pilots outside Canada?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, right now, CAE does Canada's military pilot training. Does the minister support CAE and training pilots at home by a Canadian company?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, does the minister know that all maintenance on the combat systems will be done in the United States?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, does the minister know that the combat system has been declared “U.S. eyes only”, and that all the Canadians working on the combat system have been let go?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, does the minister know that those ship designs have gone from 5,000 tonnes to 10,000 tonnes?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, that is a non-answer.
The government's future surface combatant program has grown in cost from $60 billion to an estimated $100 billion. Has the government given any thought to an off-the-shelf, foreign purchase?
Business of Supply May 19th, 2022
Madam Chair, some $15 billion in defence spending was included in the budget but not declared or attached to anything. Can the minister tell us why, and what is that for?