Madam Chairman, most people would understand that a technical product like a jet airliner would hardly be off the shelf. There are no parking lots filled with jet airliners sitting there waiting for people to pick them up.
More likely, and in this particular case, the product is on order from the manufacturer and has been in manufacturing for some months now. My first question to the minister is: At what point was this project initiated and taken to cabinet? My second question is: When was the decision made by cabinet to purchase the $100 million Challenger aircraft?