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National Defence December 12th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, as I have explained to the member before, and if he is familiar with the procurement process, we are in a pre-acquisition phase. We have hit restart on this process, and we are doing a full options analysis. The secretariat will be undertaking this full options analysis. Until that is complete, until we have the full costs for the aircraft, we will not move forward with an acquisition.
National Defence December 12th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, as members know, the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat is set up to manage this process. It is working on meeting the Auditor General's recommendation, which was for the Department of National Defence to update Parliament and Canadians on the cost estimates for the F-35. Furthermore, its ongoing work will be to do a full options analysis to ensure that we get the right plane at the right cost for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
National Defence December 11th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, after the concerns raised by the Auditor General, our government put in place a secretariat to manage the process of replacing our CF-18s and, in particular, to respond to his one recommendation. His one recommendation was that the Department of National Defence bring forward updated cost estimates for the F-35.
Until we have those updated numbers and until we do a full options analysis, the government will not move forward in a decision to replace our CF-18s.
National Defence December 11th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, we have set up the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat to manage this process in response to the concerns that the Auditor General had.
At this point, no money has been spent in the purchase of any new aircraft and no money will be spent until our seven point plan is implemented, including updated cost estimates of the F-35 and a full options analysis to replace our CF-18s.
National Defence December 11th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, we have set up the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat, which is managing this process on behalf of the government. It includes independent oversight from two members, including a former Canadian auditor general.
At this point, the government has not spent any money on the acquisition of any aircraft. We will not be making a decision until a full options analysis is done and until we have updated cost estimates of the F-35.
National Defence December 11th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat has been set up to manage this process and ensure there is due diligence in the decisions leading up to replacing our CF-18s, and, as I said, that includes independent oversight from a former Canadian auditor general.
In terms of the options analysis, as we have stated, the statement of requirements will be set aside and a full options analysis will be done. Until the full evaluation of that work is done, the government will not take a decision.
National Defence December 11th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, we have set up the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat to ensure that there is maximum transparency and due diligence in the decision leading up to the replacement of our CF-18s. That work also includes the independent oversight of a former Canadian auditor general, Denis Desautels.
At this point, no money has been spent on the purchase of any new aircraft. That will not happen until we get updated cost estimates that have been independently verified and until we do a full options analysis.
National Defence December 10th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, as I have indicated, the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat has been set up to manage the process to ensure maximum transparency, due diligence and independent oversight of the process to replace our CF-18s. At this point, no money has been spent on the acquisition of any new fighter aircraft.
In terms of the options analysis, it will be a full evaluation of choices and not simply a refresh of the work that was done in the past.
National Defence December 10th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat has been set up to manage this process to ensure that transparency and due diligence is done in the lead-up to the decision to replace our CF-18s.
At this point, no money has been spent on acquiring any new aircraft to replace the CF-18s, and we will not be spending any money to replace the CF-18s until all of the seven-point plan by the secretariat has been implemented.
National Defence December 10th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat is in place to ensure transparency and due diligence in the decision to replace our CF-18s. At this time the government has not spent any money on the acquisition of any new aircraft, and we will not spend any money on the acquisition of any new aircraft until the seven-point plan is implemented. That includes not only an independent audit of DND's updated cost estimates on the F-35 but also a full options analysis on the aircraft available to replace the CF-18.