Mr. Speaker, a $1.5 billion contract for pilot flight training was supposed to have been awarded last October but the government is dragging its feet. We are not sure why. Our information is that the evaluation between Allied Wings, a western Canadian consortium, and Bombardier, the present provider, was also completed months ago. There is growing suspicion that if Bombardier had the winning bid, the contract would have been awarded months ago.
As the deadline is fast approaching I want the government to tell us today, will it announce the winner of this contract, or is this part of the Bombardier bailout package?