Minister, you have staff in Washington right now working with the American military, Canadian Armed Forces personnel. You have contracts being awarded in Winnipeg and elsewhere to build components for these aircraft. We have to be forthright with Canadians. Are we buying these things or not, and If so, how much are they going to cost? Nobody has explained to me yet why we need a stealth fighter, period. I don't even know if we're clear on the operational....
Stealth fighters are designed to swoop in on unsuspecting people and bomb them under the radar. Canada is not really in the business of bombing people in their sleep. Are we being honest with Canadians? Why do we need stealth fighters? Could we not get a cheaper version of an airplane that would do the same thing but without the stealth capability?
Those are questions that remain to be answered, and you're now the Minister—I don't envy you—that has to answer these things.