Mr. Speaker, the procurement minister should talk to the Royal Canadian Air Force before she talks to Boeing.
The Liberal government has relentlessly undermined our military leadership. This weekend, the procurement minister continued to contradict the commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force. She attacked General Hood and torqued up the Liberals' rhetoric on the fake capability gap. As a matter of fact, reports and experts agree that a capability gap would only occur if the Liberals try to extend the life of our CF-18s past 2025.
Instead of playing politics, why will the procurement minister not listen to the Royal Canadian Air Force? It is the expert.