Mr. Speaker, again the hon. members opposite read selectively from documentation. They did not look at the full range of advice that was provided to the deputy minister and to the chief of defence staff. The fact is the savings generated by the closing of Chilliwack will be $46 million a year.
I find it rather odd that the Reform Party, a party that comes into this House everyday and tells the government to cut spending, objects when that spending is cut close to home. "Not in my backyard" is the way Reformers play politics.