Mr. Speaker, what I have said, and I said it on that program, is that defence expenditures are not an instrument of equalization. There are other programs of the Government of Canada to attain those objectives.
I did say that in any capital program we do our best to ensure there are regional benefits, that all regions of the country benefit proportionately.
I underline for the hon. member that much of the defence industry is located in the province of Quebec. If he checks the records he will see that much of the capital spending that has been engaged in by ministers of defence in the past has been on industries located in his province.
I do not expect that to change.