Mr. Chair, I am not a parliamentary secretary, so I don't really know where we are at in the procurement process. My goal is to get the process going, but I want to know where the hold-up is. We have been hearing for six years that we need search and rescue aircraft and that this is crucial. And blah, blah, blah. But not much has been happening.
I met with representatives from the industry and they too think the process is darn slow. I don't want to wait. Perhaps Mr. Hawn knows something I don't. While waiting and after hearing from the industry, I think that, in order to move the matter forward, it is now up to the politicians to come and tell us where the process is at and what is holding things up. Then, it is our responsibility as members of the committee to push this project forward, if everyone agrees.
That is why I would like the ministers to come and meet with us. They could come two at a time and have one hour each. We could perhaps start with the Minister of National Defence and the National Research Council, and finish with the two other ministers. But, in my view, we need to act quickly. I don't want to wait. If the motion is adopted, I expect that the ministers be called, that we can go ahead with the discussion and get an update on the process.