Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government has been caught, yet again, unable to justify sole sourcing its contract for new jet fighters.
Despite repeated assertions that Canada needs a fifth generation fighter and that the F-35 is the only jet to meet those specifications, the government did not bother waiting to review complete F-18 Super Hornet specs.
Fifth generation is merely a U.S. trademark of Lockheed Martin, not a guarantee of suitability.
Why will the Conservative government not serve both our forces and taxpayers by holding an open competition for the best fighter jet?