Madam Chair, I will repeat my question. Did the government originally propose to buy 18 new F-18s because it knew this would give Boeing an advantage in a future bidding process?
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Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, I will repeat my question. Did the government originally propose to buy 18 new F-18s because it knew this would give Boeing an advantage in a future bidding process?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, did the government originally propose to buy 18 new F-18s because it knew this would give Boeing an advantage in a future bidding process?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute found that 67.5% of national defence experts think there is no capability gap.
Will the government finally admit that it invented this capability gap as a political ploy to cover up its own failings in defence procurement?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, on February 23, 2017, 13 retired generals signed a letter to let the Prime Minister know that buying Super Hornets was a very bad idea.
Why did the minister ignore these 13 generals?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, I am asking these questions because some criticisms have been raised. People are saying that the Minister of National Defence is not listening to the very experts who have to work with the equipment he choses for them.
Why was Lieutenant-General Michael Hood, the former air force commander, not consulted about the main policy changes that led to the creation of a fake capability gap to justify the purchase of 18 Super Hornets?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, if we were to ask Lieutenant-General Michael Hood for his opinion, does the minister know what he would say?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, if we were to ask Lieutenant-General Yvan Blondin for his opinion, does the minister know what he would say?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, what does the minister think is the best fighter jet for the Royal Canadian Air Force?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, the Canadian government's policy on technological and industrial benefits recently caused some problems in the competition for new fighter jets.
The government knew full well that it could not expect Lockheed Martin to provide these benefits since Canada is a partner in the joint strike fighter program and signed a memorandum of understanding allowing Canadian companies to participate in manufacturing F-35s.
In light of the naive and reckless election promise not to buy the F-35, does the minister believe that this competition was fair, open and transparent?
Business of Supply May 15th, 2019
Madam Chair, our F-18 fleet is aging. Everyone agrees that it is in the national interest to get a new fleet very soon . The longer the government extends the use of our F-18s, the more thousands of brave Canadians in uniform are risking their lives. It is no surprise that we have a shortage of pilots.
Does the minister realize that it is in the national interest to acquire a new fighter fleet?