Mr. Speaker, the people of the country have heard nothing but Liberal flim-flam about the helicopter contract ever since the prime minister made his cynical 1993 election promise.
The fact of the matter is that if we compare the bare bones search and rescue helicopter of 1992 with the bare bones Liberal chopper, the numbers speak for themselves. The government spent $200 million more than it should have.
What possible excuse could the prime minister give for buying the same choppers for $200 million more?