Mr. Speaker, there was a press release, a public announcement made in 1996 that the government in light of the Bombardier consortium proposal was going to NATO to ask it to give Canada the right to train NATO pilots. It was public in 1996 and yet no other companies came forward in spite of the public information.
Speaking of public information, the deputy leader of the Reform Party knew all about this in 1996 and she liked the deal. If it was good then, it is good now.