Mr. Speaker, Liberal credibility on procurement for the military is zero.
Let us listen to what the former defence minister, Senator Art Eggleton had to say. He said, “Our participation will greatly enhance interoperability with our allies”, which is one of our key defence objectives.
The member for Beauséjour completely agreed with him when he was the parliamentary secretary to the minister of defence in 2002. He said:
Our cooperation with the United States, for example on joint strike fighters has earned Canadian companies substantial industrial benefits.
The Liberals are being so cynical in promising to cancel the F-35s, the same thing they did with the Sea King replacement program. They have zero credibility.