Mr. Speaker, Canadians need the best military helicopter possible for patrolling the north Atlantic. Whether hunting submarines or searching for survivors, range is critical.
DND documents state that a ship's search area is increased 25 times with a shipborne Sea King. The new reduced helicopter specifications will drop that capability to only 15 times. Why would the Liberals politically accept a critical patrol area only 60% of that covered by 40 year old Sea Kings?