Mr. Speaker, I certainly do not accept the premise.
We do in fact accept the conclusions of the Auditor General, and we will in fact implement his recommendations.
The Government of Canada is taking action today to ensure that due diligence, oversight and transparency are firmly embedded in the program to replace the aging fighter jets. That is why we have frozen funding for the acquisition and are establishing a separate F-35 secretariat, outside of national defence, to lead this program forward.