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House Hansard - 258

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 258 - Nov/29/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Nov/29/23 2:35:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, according to media reports, the government is still refusing to launch a competition for the replacement of the surveillance aircraft fleet. What is worse, it has no interest in finding out what the results of a competition would be. Instead, it is taking on that role itself and, based on its own analysis, it has chosen an American company. We have nothing against the Americans, but we want the process to be fair and equitable. Has the government actually ruled out a competition? Has it actually ruled out Bombardier? Has it actually ruled out Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 258 - Nov/29/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Nov/29/23 2:36:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when we agree with something, it is always important to say so. We need security for military members and good jobs. However, why rule out Bombardier? The people at Bombardier are capable of doing this. They are capable of providing this. We could at least check with them. The government is ruling out a modern Quebec and Canadian company in favour of the American dinosaur, Boeing. We are not asking for special treatment. We are just asking for a fair and equitable competition process. Can the Prime Minister show some statesmanship, bring in a real competition process and tell us that what we read this morning is not true?
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