Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his passion in support of the Canadian Armed Forces. However, I want to quote the Auditor General's report, that “having a combat-capable fighter force is important to Canadian national security and to National Defence’s ability to meet Canada’s commitments to NORAD and NATO.”
That is why we have launched a full competition to replace the fighters, and not for the 65 fighter aircraft the previous government asked for but 88, because that is what is required to meet our commitments, and we are making—