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James Bezan Conservative
“Our previous government bought the aircraft the air force needed and supported our Snowbirds air show team. The current government shut down the Snowbirds and is buying small planes that do not make a strong impression at international air shows.”
“Madam Speaker, I know that my colleague, as a veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force himself, got to witness us buying the C-17s, the Chinooks and the new Hercules. We continued to buy the aircraft the air force needed, and we supported the life extension done to our Snowbirds. Of course, what these Liberals did was actually shut down our Snowbirds. Instead of buying a replacement aircraft, a jet that would really thrill the audiences and really sell Canada internationally, they are buying a cute little PC-21. It sounds a lot like somebody who is out there crop dusting. I enjoy watching crop dusting, but after a couple of hours, it is time to move on. When we are going to international air shows and we are going to be flying the PC-21 up against things like the Blue Angels, we should actually make a bigger impression out there. We could have actually extended the life of the Snowbirds once again.”
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Madam Speaker, I know that my colleague, as a veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force himself, got to witness us buying the C-17s, the Chinooks and the new Hercules. We continued to buy the aircraft the air force needed, and we supported the life extension done to our Snowbirds. Of course, what these Liberals did was actually shut down our Snowbirds. Instead of buying a replacement aircraft, a jet that would really thrill the audiences and really sell Canada internationally, they are buying a cute little PC-21. It sounds a lot like somebody who is out there crop dusting. I enjoy watching crop dusting, but after a couple of hours, it is time to move on. When we are going to international air shows and we are going to be flying the PC-21 up against things like the Blue Angels, we should actually make a bigger impression out there. We could have actually extended the life of the Snowbirds once again.