Mr. Speaker, they are buying a bunch of flying white elephants.
The Prime Minister is risking Canadian jobs, taxpayers' money, and the well-being of our pilots.
The former head of procurement for National Defence, Alan Williams, said that we do not tell a company we intend on buying its product, and then try to negotiate a price. That is like me walking into a car dealership, telling the salesman that I will buy a car in the showroom, and then try to sit down to negotiate a price.
Everybody knows that is ridiculous. The Liberals have bungled this file completely.
Will the Prime Minister reverse this irresponsible decision and immediately launch a fair competition?