Madam Speaker, we have always stated that there have to be cuts in military spending, but we have also stated that the studies should be done before and not after the cuts. It is rather foolish to make the cuts and then say they have to put them back in place again. The studies should be done before the cuts are made. That is what we are saying on that level.
As far as subsidizing an industry that was subsidized coming in is concerned, remember this industry was subsidized coming in and now government wants to subsidize it going out.
If the government is looking at subsidization levels what becomes more important here? Private enterprise tries to compete. It pays taxes but those tax dollars are being used in many cases to form a company that it has to compete against. It is pretty tough when a company is not being subsidized to compete against a subsidized company. They do not have the same worries, many times not even the same responsibilities.
I would like to raise another fact when talking about subsidization. We have to have priorities. Can anyone in this House answer this question: Why are we subsidizing companies in direct competition with companies in private enterprise when we are shutting down hospitals? This absolutely makes no sense to me, nor to anybody else in the House, but I am willing to listen.