Mr. Speaker, the auditor general said today that national defence paid $174 million in 1998 for a satellite communications system which it developed. The problem is the system is still in the box because before it was delivered, national defence bought a commercial one for less money and it does the job just fine. The system is still in storage today.
Can the Minister of National Defence explain how spending $174 million on a piece of junk is value for the Canadian taxpayers?