I understand that, and that's similar to your response earlier. However, it's obvious that the minister is preparing to go down this path, so is he going down this path without the support of the department?
I'll read you one more quote, this one directly from Hansard in question period, where the minister states, “We are investing into the legacy fleet as well. Plus, we are buying new Super Hornets.”
I don't know how much clearer that could be. You're obviously buying the Super Hornets, so we are asking for the estimated full life-cycle cost of purchasing them. Do you not have that? You mentioned that you're planning to do it. Can you help us out here? It sounds like the minister is buying these things, but it doesn't sound like you're in the loop that he is buying these things.