National Defence  Mr. Speaker, we have a lot of information, obviously, because we have been part of the F-35 program. Our officials are gathering the information. No decision has been made yet. When we have the appropriate information, we will be making Canadians and the House aware of this.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, as I have stated many times before, no decision has been made yet. We are working toward this. As I stated, we are committed to replacing the CF-18s, and our officials are working diligently toward this and making sure that we purchase the right fighter for the cap

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, as a former serving member in combat, I can assure you that my government and I would never be putting our men and women in vulnerable situations.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, as I said yesterday, I find it rich that the member is talking about open competition, considering they were going to be sole-sourcing the F-35. Right now we are in the process of doing our due diligence in making sure we have the right information, but no decision b

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to making sure that our men and women have the right equipment, and we will continue to do so in all our services.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the House that our government has fulfilled its commitment and has reversed the policy of the previous Conservative government. Members of Parliament and senators no longer require ministerial approval in order to visit a military establishment

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, we need to ensure that in the Canadian Armed Forces our men and women have the right equipment. We want to ensure that our industry also benefits from the right procurement process. We will go through an appropriate evaluation. When I am good and ready, our governm

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, as I stated earlier, we are committed to replacing our fighters and we will do so, but no decision has been made at this time.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, all of our service chiefs, including the commander of the air force, have the job of ensuring they get the job done with the resources they have. However, we are risk-managing a gap between our NORAD and NATO commitments at this time. I want to make it clear that

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, maybe the hon. member should have been asking more detailed questions when he was the parliamentary secretary of national defence because I am going to tell the member about a gap that we are also dealing with regarding our joint support ships. That is a gap that w

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the only crisis that has been created is that of the previous government not replacing our jet fighters sooner. As I stated, the commander of the air force does tremendous work with all the assets he has and conducts risk management with all our missions. We are in

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, I find it ironic and rich for the opposition to talk about an open source full competition and saying we are going to be sole-sourcing the F-35. No decision has been made, but we will be replacing the F-18. When a decision is made, we will be reporting to Canadians a

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, I will make it very clear. No decision has been made in replacing our CF-18s right now.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, in terms of the replacement of our fighter jets, we are committed to replacing our jet fighters, and we will do so. No decision has been made at this time. However, we are committed to making sure that we get this right. I will make sure that we do a thorough analysi

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, just so the member fully knows, it has interim operability right now. It is not at full operational capability, but we are committed to replacing our fighters. We are going through a thorough process. I will make sure that my officials and I take the time to make sur