Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General's investigation into the Liberals' purchase of the F-35 fighter jets is shocking. It is over budget and behind schedule. Costs are up 50%. The new facilities to house the jets will not be completed until 2031. That is three years too late, forcing taxpayers to spend even more money on temporary hangars.
The investigation also confirmed what we have known since 2018: We do not have enough pilots. Canada was the pilot training ground for the Commonwealth during World War II. Thanks to the Liberals, we send our recruits to Italy to learn to fly.
The lost Liberal decade has left Canadians unsafe and insecure in an increasingly dangerous world. The out-of-control costs, repeated construction delays and lack of staff threaten to delay the replacement of the fighter jets. Now the Liberals want billions of dollars more to waste. Under the Liberals, Canadians are paying so much while getting so little in return.