Pierre Paul-Hus at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On April 1st, 2022. See this statement in context.

April 1st, 2022 / 1:15 p.m.

Conservative

Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC

Okay.

Some friends of mine are very interested in aviation. They told me about a technical issue related to the F‑35. It concerns the different series: the block II, block III and block IV. I was told that we must acquire the block IV series aircraft. Otherwise, we'll end up with a model that requires an upgrade, which will cost a fortune.

If Canada purchases block IV aircraft, I'm afraid that it will take a very long time to receive them. We know that Finland will receive its block IV series aircraft in 2029. We could receive them in 2030 or 2032. Is that a possibility?

First, do you know whether Canada plans to acquire block IV series aircraft? If so, what will be the schedule?

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