We do not change it. The statement of requirements that was adopted by the Canadian forces and submitted to the government was adopted without any change by the government. We are operating on a statement of requirements that the Canadian forces say represents what they need in terms of a maritime helicopter.
We have been moving through the various stages. We have taken the statement of requirements and put it into technical specifications. We have been consulting with the industry because we want to ensure that the industry has every opportunity to bid on this because we want a competition.
We want to get the best possible price. The Conservative government under Brian Mulroney, to which the hon. member belongs to now, wanted to go out and buy a more expensive helicopter than the one we will be buying. The helicopter that party wanted to buy would have not been relevant to what our needs are today. We will get what we need for now and for the future, which better meets the requirements of the Canadian forces.