Mr. Speaker, the government is committed to an open and transparent process to replace the CF-18 fighter.
Regrettably, the previous government left behind a procurement process that is so Byzantine as to defy anyone trying to get major procurements through. As a consequence, the only procurement that was obtained in the last 10 years was a photo op with the previous minister on a plywood F-35, along with the leader of the opposition.
We intend to get—