Thank you very much.
Also, when you were last here on the September 15 you said that when Lockheed Martin was chosen to design the joint strike fighter it wasn't a fait accompli that Canada or any of the partners would acquire the aircraft. It wasn't a fait accompli.
This would seem to contradict the government's assertions on this point that a previous Liberal government's participation in the project meant that they had already decided to purchase it. You also say that your department only felt comfortable enough to purchase this aircraft “in the last year or so”.
Could you clarify this?