Mr. Speaker, the hon. member seems to have a tough time understanding that no rules in fact were broken. This was a government decision and it was the right decision to make in view of the timing. Otherwise we would have lost the opportunity. We would have had to close the base. Would the member opposite like to have the base at Moose Jaw closed with the resulting loss of jobs in that area?
We have saved those jobs. Ninety percent of $1 billion in industrial regional benefits will be in western Canada, with over 5,000 person years of employment. It is a good deal. It is one in which the private sector will carry the risk and we will get training for our pilots. It will amount to a saving of $200 million over 20 years.