With respect to the procurement of new maritime helicopters for the Department of National Defence, ( a ) how much will it cost to procure replacement helicopters for both the shipborne Sea King helicopters and the Labrador search and rescue helicopters; ( b ) what is the total cost of maintaining the Labrador and Sea king helicopters an extra six to ten years beyond the time they were to have been replaced under the EH-101 contract; ( c ) what was the total compensation paid to suppliers of the EH-101; and ( d ) what was the cost to the department of National Defence to operate the project management office for the procurement of the EH-101 helicopters?
In the House of Commons on May 25th, 1998. See this statement in context.