Mr. Speaker, the minister should support the ombudsman instead of protecting himself.
The statement of operational requirements, which was fixed to ensure that only the F-35s would meet the requirements, was always classified. We recently learned that it could be discarded. As long as there is no new statement of operational requirements and we do not have an open and transparent process, the government will continue to choose the F-35.
Can they confirm that the statement of operational requirements has been rewritten? Will they make it public?