In fact, I have, Mr. Speaker, many times. In doing so, again, I go back to the process.
Let me get to the first point that the hon. member mentioned. I did not mean to confuse the Chinook/Sea King issue. What I was getting at was the procurement process by which this happened and the fact the costs are never in line with what we initially say they will be. Therefore, it would be disingenuous for us to talk about these final dollar amounts when in fact evidence proves that it could be inflated to a greater amount.
I talked mostly about search and rescue. We have a shortage of pilots right now with the Cormorant, which is a major issue. We have a major issue with the Cormorant itself. Some of the studies say that an optimal level of Cormorants would be 20. Currently we have about 14. Sure I would like to have more, but I know the money is not limitless. We have to look into the fixed-wing search and rescue issue. I think we will do a study on that later.
I understand the work the hon. member did on the F-18 issue and I appreciate what he has said. He has a greater insight to the workings of military than I do. However, I am asking the question that should be asked within the Parliament, and which Canadians want to know, about the security of the industry and if they are getting value for the dollar?