Mr. Speaker, all reasonable people agree that Canada needs aircraft in order to defend Canadian sovereignty. The current CF-18s must be replaced and our budget for the purchase of F-35s remains on track.
Let me be clear--
In the House of Commons on October 5th, 2011. See this statement in context.
National DefenceOral Questions
October 5th, 2011 / 2:50 p.m.
Vaughan Ontario
Conservative
Julian Fantino ConservativeAssociate Minister of National Defence
Mr. Speaker, all reasonable people agree that Canada needs aircraft in order to defend Canadian sovereignty. The current CF-18s must be replaced and our budget for the purchase of F-35s remains on track.
Let me be clear--
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