Yes, and that's especially true when it comes to ships.
Honestly, I don't know who came up with the idea that 15 modern warships were going to cost $26 billion. Now we're being told that they're going to cost $100 billion, and once again we're wondering where these projections come from. The government is currently insisting that the budget for the 15 ships is still $60 billion, even though we know that all other analyses say that they will cost $100 billion.
When will the government be honest with Canadians? When will they be honest with you, the parliamentarians, about costs? There's no point in always being optimistic and hoping that people won't notice that the cost has simply doubled or even tripled. That's not the way to do it.