Mr. Speaker, the member knows there was a process because he was part of the process.
Jacques Saada, a former Liberal member of Parliament now working in the aerospace industry, said that the process led to nine partners to opt for the F-35. He went on to say that although there was no call for bids, there was a very serious selection process.
The current ADM materiel for the department states:
We did consider the Eurofighter. We did consider Super Hornets...and several other aircraft. We worked with our international allies and so on to identify costs of ownership.
There was a process and the member knows it. He is making it up.