Mr. Speaker, official navy plans reveal that the Minister of National Defence submerged the real costs of acquiring four British Upholder submarines.
Now additional costs have resurfaced totalling at least $1.27 billion. If we add that to the listed price, the submarines will cost Canadians over $2 billion. Canadians are forced to budget in their own lives but the minister evidently cannot find his own periscope.
When will the minister provide the House with an accurate accounting of the price of this purchase?