Philip Earle

Madam Speaker, I would say to my hon. colleague that it is quite the opposite. Setting up a Crown corporation would take it away from politics. It would allow people who are trained and experts in the field, who will most likely sit on the board of directors, to direct the procurement policy and get the best deal for Canadians so we can buy the products and items that our Canadian Forces need.

Madam Speaker, coming from the aerospace sector before coming to the House, I know all too well how challenging procurement is in Canada when it comes to identifying the need and then waiting through the process as contract tender specs continue to change and so on. To answer my colleague's question, we must identify the need, make sure it is well pronounced, have an RFP that is developed [more]

Madam Speaker, like my colleague, this is the first time I have spoken on a bill in the House since October 17. I would like to bring condolences from the people of Labrador with respect to the tragic loss to Canada, to all of us and especially to the families of those who lost their lives on October 17. C-40 At the heart of the ongoing debate around Billin the House lies a simple notion, that [more]

Madam Speaker, I share the same respect for my colleague across the way. We have worked collaboratively on many things since I came here as a new member of Parliament. I would say to my hon. colleague that the world has changed. The premise of his question, while well stated, does not recognize that the world has changed. This legislation would allow us to invest more into our military but build [more]

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of Labrador, I rise today to honour the life of the late Tony Powell of Charlottetown, Labrador, who is being laid to rest at this very hour. Captain Powell was a gifted pilot, a devoted father, an accomplished author and a respected member of his community. Captain Powell was known for his exceptional aviation skills, his kindness toward others and his [more]

I have about 30 seconds left. Purely from a procurement-risk or a contract-risk perspective, do you have any concerns that we may be spending towards a delivery timeline versus spending.... In other words, are we spending towards getting the money out the door versus setting a hard deadline as to when those goods should be or must be delivered?

Thank you very much. I think you heard two of my colleagues, at least, talk about the 1.5% for the ancillary spend, defence and security, versus the 3.5% for the core military activity. I think it was Mr. Penney who talked about that in the last round. I'm wondering if you could give us a bit of additional, more granular detail of what that 1.5% would represent and where that might be today [more]

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to base my questions this afternoon largely on the testimony that we've heard. Thank you again for coming and bringing your team here. I think you'll see a lot of collaboration between both sides. I appreciate the great work that you've done and that you're doing as the PBO. In your opening comments, you talked about a rapidly evolving situation. I think you'll [more]

Thank you. As you know, we're part of the same fraternity. I know how difficult it is to attract skilled labour. Aircraft maintenance engineers, whether they're coming from SAIT in Alberta or the College of the North Atlantic in Newfoundland and Labrador, are very important. You've heard that our government has set aside and budgeted $6 billion for an apprenticeship program, which aircraft [more]

How has it been a challenge for a northern aviation company to find those licensed AMEs to be able to turn wrenches and maintain the aircraft so that they're serviceable for that eight o'clock in the morning flight?

Thank you very much.

Thank you for that. I think what I heard you say is that you're always looking for efficiency, whether it's in the payload, the fuel burn or the cross-utilization of aircraft and those types of things. My colleague talked about airport infrastructure. To the extent that you can, talk to the committee about the importance of having modern airport infrastructure, whether that's cargo holding or [more]