Mr. Speaker, it was politics that cancelled the original order. It was politics that debundled the original order and again it was politics that rebundled it a couple of years ago. That is the reality. The minister is standing up to his knees in that political slop.
If the preferred manufacturer is not ready, the government will wait, and so will our chopper pilots. Liberal political games like this will again saddle taxpayers with cost overruns and lawsuits for years to come.
Who does the Prime Minister intend to take the fall for this, the defence minister, the public works minister, or the member for LaSalle--Émard? Who will take the hit?