Mr. Speaker, a little earlier today the parliamentary secretary was explaining to me that we could not go out for competitive quotes because we would have to get out of the MOU. Yet our defence critic, the member for St. John's East, explained that we could stay in the MOU and still go out and check the market one last time before we were to proceed.
The member has indicated he will be speaking next, so I would like him to clarify this point in his speech. Also, I would like him to clarify specifically what benefits there are for Manitoba, the size of the contracts, the number of jobs and which companies would be available.