Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to introduce my motion, to which I made two corrections. The first was to the word "helicopters", which is a mistake. It should have been "aircraft". The second change was to the date, to make it June 30 rather than June 13.
Here is the motion as it should be worded:
That, in the context of its study of air defence procurement projects, the committee send for documents from Public Service and Procurement Canada related to expenses incurred to date to fix the technical and mechanical problems that have afflicted the CC-295 Kingfisher aircraft since their purchase; and that these documents be submitted no later than noon ET on Monday, June 30, 2022.
This motion is in response to current problems resulting from the contract awarded by the government in 2016 for the Kingfisher aircraft, at an initial amount of $2.75 billion. As it turns out, problems have been encountered. We know that there will be an additional $150 million and that three years will be required before the aircraft can be put into service.
Questions are being asked. What are the technical problems? What costs are associated with these technical problems?
These aircraft are manufactured by Airbus and are already available in other countries. I know that Canada requested 30 modifications, but it's vague. That's why we need to obtain all the documents that explain the technical problems and the related costs.
I believe that the committee should adopt this motion, because we need to know where we're headed. That's part of our work.