Mr. Simon Page at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 29th, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 29th, 2023 / 4:45 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Defence and Marine Procurement, Department of Public Works and Government Services

I'll clarify the situation.

The tendering process to replace the CP‑140 Aurora began with a very broad and completely transparent request for information. We received a number of responses.

Once those responses were analyzed, as the minister indicated, we came to a very clear conclusion: currently, Boeing's P‑8A Poseidon is the only aircraft that meets all the operational requirements of the Canadian Armed Forces, specifically the Royal Canadian Air Force, as they were explained to us. Those requirements included anti-submarine warfare, command, control—

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