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National Defence May 1st, 2012
Mr. Speaker, once again that is a complete miscategorization of the deputy minister's remarks.
The government has been very clear that it accepts the report. In fact, as the Minister of Public Works has made clear, the government has proceeded with an oversight committee and a multi-step process to ensure that, before we spend any money on acquisition, we have all the questions answered that need to be answered.
National Defence May 1st, 2012
Mr. Speaker, once again the leader of the NDP asserts a whole bunch of statements in his preamble and attributes those to the Auditor General, which are things the Auditor General never said.
What the government has said is that it is responding specifically to the recommendation of the Auditor General. The government is going beyond those recommendations in ensuring we re-examine all aspects of this to ensure that before we spend any budget, because we have not yet spent any budget on acquisition, we make sure we have all the answers that cabinet requires.
National Defence May 1st, 2012
Mr. Speaker, the minister said that cabinet had set the budget for the procurement of these aircraft and that is true. Clearly, the government is going to respect that budget to ensure better oversight and a more transparent process.
We have responded to the recommendations made by the Auditor General, and the Minister of Public Works and Government Services has already announced the steps that will be taken in this regard.
National Defence May 1st, 2012
Mr. Speaker, once again the leader of the NDP is simply mixing apples and oranges.
The figures he is quoting are figures, of course, that have to do with the acquisition and sustainment; the operating costs are a different figure.
Of course there are not two sets of books. The Auditor General, no one else has said so. The minister has not said so, and no such thing is true.
National Defence April 26th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, those are not the Auditor General's conclusions.
This government accepted the Auditor General's conclusions. The Auditor General made a single recommendation, and the government agreed to it. The government also made a number of commitments to respond to the Auditor General's conclusions.
National Defence April 26th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, I do not know how many ways to give the same answer. The government has clearly accepted the conclusions, and the government has been quite detailed about the steps it will take to implement those conclusions.
National Defence April 26th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, it is a standard procedure during an audit for departments to respond to the Auditor General. The Auditor General has reported on this matter in his report, as the leader of the Liberal Party knows full well. The government accepts the conclusions of the Auditor General and is acting on those conclusions.
Justice April 26th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, every member has the right to move a motion. Party leaders have no control over that. An all-party committee decides whether or not these motions are votable.
I think it is unfortunate that this all-party committee decided that the motion is votable. In my case, I will be voting against the motion.
Justice April 26th, 2012
Mr. Speaker, every private member can table bills and motions in the House. Party leaders do not have any control over that. This particular motion was deemed votable by an all-party committee of the House. I think that is unfortunate. In my case, I will be voting against the motion.
Afghanistan April 26th, 2012
Okay, it was the CCF, same difference. Parties do change their names from time to time.
Our position is we will do what is in the best interests of Canada.