Mr. Chairman, I was waiting for the minister's initial explanation about the uniforms which is that they would be primarily worn at night. Sadly, we did not get to hear it again.
I will assert once more that at a time when our troops are in Afghanistan at war Canadians do not believe the best possible use of military spending is on Challenger jets. The auditor general says we have a $5 billion to $6 billion shortfall in our capital account over the next five to ten years. Surely the government could have used the $100 million to start addressing the serious problem in funding for equipment over the next several years.