Mr. Speaker, how could our Canadian forces be considered combat ready when they are not even peacetime ready?
Some 12 of 41 Sea Kings have crashed. Seven crew members have been killed. There have been equipment failures. There are 30 hours of maintenance for every hour of air time. Downed crew were forced to use a personal cellphone to call for help. This is not only demoralizing our forces but it is an international embarrassment.
Will it take a further loss of life to move the government to finally deliver the equipment that our forces desperately need?