Mr. Speaker, we have set up the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat to ensure that there is maximum transparency and due diligence in the decision leading up to the replacement of our CF-18s. That work also includes the independent oversight of a former Canadian auditor general, Denis Desautels.
At this point, no money has been spent on the purchase of any new aircraft. That will not happen until we get updated cost estimates that have been independently verified and until we do a full options analysis.