Mr. Speaker, let us listen to what the military has to say about this requirement:
—the required endurance of a helicopter mission to aid an naval vessel in distress 100 miles from Shearwater, Sydney or St. John's...could be greater than three hours.
That is from an internal DND document. It continues:
A less capable aircraft would lack the time...to achieve...probability of success.
Why is the minister saying the military is lowering the requirements when this document clearly indicates that politics are lowering the mission standard by a full 25% below the Sea King?