The next one I would like to move, especially knowing that the days of the independence of our parliamentary budget officer are quickly closing, is a motion that I tabled on December 1, 2016. I first gave oral notice of this motion, and I move it now. It reads as follows:
That the Committee request that the Parliamentary Budget Officer provide the Committee with a general analysis, within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the adoption of this motion, in regards to the decision of the Government of Canada to sole-source the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet for National Defence; that this analysis include, but not be limited to the Department of National Defence's estimates on the cost of the F/A-18 Super Hornet for: a. Acquisition;
b. Maintenance, training and operations;
c. Lifecycle costs;
d. Associated costs of operating a mixed fleet of fighter jets; and
That the Committee order the Government of Canada to provide the Committee with electronic copies of the following:
1. All documents that outline acquisition costs, lifecycle costs, and operational requirements associated with the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet;
2. All potential industrial losses if the Memorandum of Understanding in regards to Lockheed Martin's F-35 JSF program were to be altered and if industrial benefits were to leave Canada.
I know that you guys would love to support this.