Thank you, Chair.
Minister, officials, thank you for joining us today.
Today’s big headline is the Government of Canada’s final decision not to issue a call for tenders to replace the CP-140 Aurora aircraft. These aircraft have been upgraded with state-of-the-art technologies and can last until 2030, or even 2034.
The Government of Canada was asked to be more transparent. There were other options. Other companies were ready and could have delivered aircraft that met Canada’s needs by 2030 or 2034. So a call for tenders was in order.
Why was there no call for tenders?