Mr. Chairman, it became operational in the nineties. I cannot tell the House exactly what the date was. If the hon. member is trying to suggest that maybe the previous government ordered it, I do not know that such is the case. This was not an attempt to say what government had done what, entirely, although most of it was done by our government. It was also an attempt to say that these are the kinds of things we have to serve our needs. In fact, the frigates were also ordered by a previous government but they serve us well. They are modern, state of the art equipment. It is our responsibility and it is on our watch to make sure that we have these kinds of things to be able to do the job, and that is the case.
The hon. member said that his party voted against the quality of life measures because it found them inadequate. I have not heard those members say anything in the House tonight or anything I can remember for a long period of time that has had anything to do with quality of life. They like to talk about the main battle tank, as they are tonight, or certain other things, but they do not focus on the comprehensive picture, including quality of life. They have said nothing about that, and of course as has been pointed out, they voted against that report.