The Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan made a statement and, with John Forster, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Greta Bossenmaier, Claude Rochette, Jaime W. Pitfield and Patrick Finn, answered questions.

At 1:08 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:14 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 1:48 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:52 p.m., the sitting resumed.

James Bezan gave notice of the following motion:

That the Committee request that the Parliamentary Budget Officer provide the Committee with a general analysis, within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the adoption of this motion, in regards to the decision of the Government of Canada to sole-source the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet for National Defence; that this analysis include, but not be limited to the Department of National Defence’s estimates on the coast of the F/A-18 Super Hornet for:

1. Acquisition;
2. Maintenance, training and operations;
3. Lifecycle costs;
4. Associated costs of operating a mixed fleet of fighter jets; and

That the Committee order the Government of Canada to provide the Committee with electronic copies of the following:

1. All documents that outline acquisition costs, lifecycle costs, and operational requirements associated with the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet;
2. All potential industrial losses if the Memorandum of Understanding in regards to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 JSF program were to be altered and if industrial benefits were to leave Canada.

On motion of Darren Fisher, it was agreed, — That the Committee do now adjourn.