Public Accounts committee  —but they have the draft right now, and that's become our practice.

Public Accounts committee  It will be the final.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much for the question, and I'm happy to answer that. Certainly Mr. Finn, as our chief of procurement, knows it in profound detail. We are on track with all the statements we have made about the future fighter capability project. On October 26, we released the dra

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much for the question. The budget is not an issue. “Strong, Secure, Engaged” has fully budgeted for the number of pilots we need, the number of technicians we need and the amount of money required to run the Royal Canadian Air Force. That's not our issue at this t

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. You point out that our aircraft are aging. There is absolutely no doubt, which is why our focus is on keeping the air force operational until the future fighter capability project is complete. It's a project where we've met every milestone. The draft

Public Accounts committee  I will ask the auditor to speak to what they've said. I don't think they've said that these planes cannot fly past 2020 or 2025—

Public Accounts committee  We'll certainly ask the commander of the air force to speak to the safety and the capability of those planes. I assure you that the money being put into those airframes will keep them safe and operable. We would not otherwise put the money in. We certainly are not in the busines

Public Accounts committee  The goal of the interim fighter capability project and the investment we're making not only in new aircraft—the Australian planes—but in our own fleet is to ensure they are operable and highly operable and functional until the future fighter program comes into effect. The future

Public Accounts committee  General Meinzinger and Pat Finn can speak to you about the current fleet, and certainly Pat can speak to you about the timeline for the project.

Public Accounts committee  I'm going to ask the commander of the air force to elaborate on specific plans. I would like to frame the answer by talking about the worldwide shortage of pilots. There is a demographic change going on, and there is a demand for pilots in the public sector, in armed forces and i

Public Accounts committee  Good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee. I am pleased to be here before you today to discuss the Auditor General's findings on Canada's fighter force. The Canadian Armed Forces' fighter capability is critical to defending Canadian sovereignty, enabl

National Defence committee  At the ADM level, the three-star generals and admirals and the ADMs in the department put forward challenges for problems they need solved. It is either a study to help inform a next step in something, or it is a challenge to help procurement. We are doing these with very specifi

National Defence committee  Thank you very much for the question. I'm pleased to answer it. The Team Canada situation is very much regrettable, but I would like to get on the record—and I appreciate the chance to do so—that there was no attempt to mislead by my ADM of public affairs, Chris Henderson, or by

National Defence committee  We have an expert on NATO funding in our CFO, so I'll ask him to answer the question.

National Defence committee  Thank you. IDEaS is one of the shining stars of “Strong, Secure, Engaged”. We're very proud of it. It has taken off in a way that none of us could have imagined at its inception. We're using the money to fund the challenges that have already been announced. It's $1.6 billion dol