Mr. Speaker, my colleague said that the contract was signed by the Conservatives. What the Liberals are telling us is that it was a done deal, except that it was the Liberals who approved the export permit, which is a crucial element. The contract is not finalized until there is an export permit.
The export permit is not a Christmas ornament; it is the last, crucial step. If we look at this as some secondary, minor point, it is no big deal, and all the fine speeches about the highest standards for peace and human rights are nothing but empty rhetoric in such a context.
My colleague also said that all arms sales are carefully reviewed. If they are carefully reviewed, why is it that the minister was not even briefed on it, which we know through an access to information request?