Mr. Speaker, unlike my colleague from across the way, I am running for something. I am running for Reform. I am not running away from accountability like those people are.
He talked about the EH-101 helicopter deal and he talked about the Pearson airport deal. Those were contracts that were in place when this government came to power. There is a longstanding tradition in this country that succeeding governments honour the contracts and the agreements that are in place. This government has broken those longstanding traditions. It has abrogated these deals. It has cost the Canadian taxpayers a billion dollars.
We do not have effective helicopters that can fly. And Pearson airport in Toronto will be 10 years behind in getting modernized so it can accommodate the passengers going through it. That is the reality of this government: put political expediency ahead of the best interests of the taxpayers, ahead of the best interests of the people who want to fly to and from Pearson airport, ahead of the best interests of the people who have to fly those helicopters for search and rescue and the other activities they are used for. The government puts their safety on the back burner in the hope that it will gain some political advantage by doing it. Frankly, it stinks.