Mr. Speaker, the botch-up clearly comes from the previous Conservative government.
This government inherited a $5.8 billion contract that the Canadian people could not afford. It was much more than we could afford and much more than we needed.
We have reviewed the needs and have come back with 15 search and rescue helicopters at a lot cheaper price and at a time when we can better afford it.
With a $42 billion deficit we could not afford that $5.8 billion boondoggle. The government has taken its position on this matter in a very responsible fashion.