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House Hansard - 44

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 23, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 44 - Mar/23/22
Mr. Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West, CPC)
  • Mar/23/22 2:57:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the operations committee, Public Works admitted that the government might delay the selection of a replacement fighter jet for an additional 12 months, because apparently six years' delay is not enough. When we asked Public Works if it had received any direction from the Liberal-NDP government to speed up the process in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the answer was a simple nope. What is the government's plan for our air force in this time of crisis, to go shopping on eBay for more gently used CF-18s?
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Context: House Hansard - 44 - Mar/23/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Mar/23/22 2:57:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government has been strong and consistent in delivering on its promise to replace Canada's existing fighter jet fleet through an open, fair and transparent process. We are delivering real progress and purchasing 88 advanced fighter jets for our Canadian military. This is a rigorous assessment process. We are going to continue to support the Royal Canadian Air Force in its efforts to keeps Canadian safe, with equipment that meets its standards, and we are going to do this in a very responsible way.
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