Mr. Chair, if I could, I'll add on this, because there was a question that I answered with regard to military procurement. Quite clearly we do not favour protectionism. That's not the issue. The issue is that if government is going to spend large amounts of money purchasing foreign aircraft that of course are not built in Canada, we want to make sure that the industrial regional benefits, or the in-service support that comes out of these investments by the Canadian taxpayers, maximize the benefits to the Canadian taxpayers. It's not a plea for protectionism. It's a plea to make sure that we work smarter in terms of the investments that are made in this country.
On April 28th, 2009. See this statement in context.