Mr. Speaker, if the government had not cancelled the contract our people would be flying brand new helicopters right now.
I would like to be a fly on the wall when the Prime Minister phones Washington to explain that Canada cannot participate in the war on terrorism because one of the helicopters, one of the ones it did not replace, crashed and our warship is in the shop. This embarrassing foot-dragging, all to save political face, has gone on long enough.
I ask again, will the Liberal government replace the Sea Kings today and not wait another two, three, or five years?