Mr. Speaker, let us look at the government's recent track record on defence procurement.
Costs for Chinook helicopters have gone up by 70%, wasting billions. Untendered contracts for the F-35, costing Canadians untold billions, carry no guarantee of Canadian jobs. Instead of dealing with these issues, the defence department decided to blow $375,000 on office renovations.
Does the Associate Minister of National Defence really think that these problems will be solved by sprucing up the department's offices?