Mr. Chair, we understand that the minister and the government is preparing a defence plan and that defence plan will have to consider a lot of investments in tactical and strategic air lift and in navy and army equipment. Could the minister indicate to this House and to Canadians how he could go ahead and invest $17.5 billion in air lift, especially for the big budget item like the strategic air lift, without having completed a full plan for our military?
In the House of Commons on November 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.