Mr. Speaker, Hughes Aircraft of Canada received a government contract to modernize our air traffic control system at a cost of almost $420 million. The system is already 15 months late and now we have learned that Hughes is looking for as much as $400 million more of taxpayers' money to complete the job.
The Minister of Transport expressed his dissatisfaction with the delay and said that there would be a limit to the amount of money the government was willing to add to the contract. The government should not add anything to the deal. It was a fixed price contract and Hughes should deliver.
My question is for the Minister of Transport. Will he assure Canadians that not one more dime of public money will be given to Hughes Aircraft?