Mr. Speaker, first it was $9 billion, then $16 billion for the F-35s, and then the Conservatives attacked Kevin Page when he said it was $30 billion. Now it could be almost $46 billion.
In 2011, just last year, the Minister of National Defence said, “Let me repeat it. $9 billion. I have no idea where these other figures are coming from. They’re simply made up—or they’re guessing.”
If the minister still believes the number is $9 billion, will he stand now and explain himself?