Mr. Speaker, today, Unifor and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represent tens of thousands of aerospace workers in Quebec, are on the Hill. We welcome them.
They are here to say that Ottawa has no business giving Boeing more than $8 billion of our money, untendered, to replace the Aurora aircraft.
It is a farce. Those are not my words. It is Michael Hood, former commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, who said that.
The workers are demanding that Quebec's expertise get a chance to compete. Will Ottawa finally do the right thing and run a competition?