Mr. Speaker, the minister should not confuse Conservative interests with Canadian interests. They are not the same thing.
The government is also not telling the truth about fighter jets. Both Boeing and Dassault of France testified yesterday that they do, in fact, have aircraft equal to or better than the F-35s, at a lower price, with full regional industrial benefits and technology transfer.
So the government's non-competitive, sole-sourced rationale is shot full of holes.
Why did these Conservative bunglers not even bother to ask Boeing or Dassault?