Mr. Speaker, I think the ADM did agree that we did not have to get out of the MOU to have a competition. He was concerned about being able to make a judgment between those offering IRBs and the joint strike fighter program, which is of a different nature. There can still be a competition that determines which aircraft we want and a decision can be made based on the information received.
In the House of Commons on November 18th, 2010. See this statement in context.