First, that company benefitted fro
m the sale of those aircraft to the government, then it was awarded the contract for their mainten
ance, and now it is enjoying a $45 million a year deal to transport Canadian troops while these Airbuses stay on the ground (1130 ) [English] Hon. Douglas Young (Minister of Transport, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, when the hon. member refers to the contract award to Canadian Airlines International by the Department of National Defence, he might want to take into account that at the time the tenders were called for
...[+++] that service to be provided both Air Canada and Canadian Airlines International made submissions.
(1130) [Traduction] L'hon. Douglas Young (ministre des Transports, Lib.): Monsieur le Président, en mentionnant les contrats que la Défense nationale a adjugés aux Lignes aériennes Canadien, le député devrait tenir compte du fait que cette société et Air Canada ont toutes deux répondu à notre appel d'offres.