Martha Wickett - Salmon Arm Observer Published: April 13, 2011 9:00 AM
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Q. Alan Williams, the former assistant deputy minister of defence, has said he believes the government could possibly have saved taxpayers several billion dollars on the F-35s had it gone to more than one source, Lockheed Martin.
A. I disagree with that – he’s retired and not part of the Canadian forces... The reason this is the best airplane is there were criteria. It had to be stealth, it had to be supersonic, it had to be a flying range of 1,200 miles without refueling. The Lockheed Martin F-35 was the only aircraft that fit that criteria. The other reason is all of our allies and joint forces would have the same aircraft. It made co-ordination of any defence or united effort – we would have the same aircraft and it would be easier to maintain...
Q. What things are you most proud of?
A. I have great staff, I’m always proud when I go around campaigning and people tell me how they’ve dealt with my office and said, ‘Those girls there, that Penny or that Tammy, they do such a great job, they get back to you and they really helped me on my passport or my immigration...’ You’re only as good as the people who work for you...
Q. Why vote for you?
A. I think if people looked at performance, I’m available, they have really appreciated my communication through your newspaper and others... I think I have experience, there’s an advantage to... understanding what your role and responsibility is... I am in some ways a better representative because I take time to really analyze the situation...
Full list of questions and answers here.
4 comments:
Gosh, those little girls sure do a great job! Please, spare us the platitudes. This is what he's most proud of??? If so, we're in trouble. How about itemizing some of his accomplishments while sitting in Ottawa? Sorry, there aren't any.
Personally, I've watched our representative sleep through Question Period many times. It's amazing that he keeps getting re-electing.
His response to question 3 is, indeed, priceless. Who writes this stuff?
Why did no one ask him about his possible $2,000,000 pension if he is re elected?
Please people....this guy is hopeless!
Think seriously when you vote!
He is not proud of very much-makes sense-what has he done? He seems to think the job is all about looking after "passports" We always seem to get the poorest representatives in the Vernon area-Mayes, Foster,Vernon council,Coldstream council and Nord!
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