Au moment de l'achat des hélicoptères Bell 412 HP, le premier ministre, qui était alors le ministre des Finances de M. Chrétien, a pris la décision politique d'annuler l'achat des hélicoptères EH-101 de recherche et sauvetage.
What should have occurred when the Bell Model 412 HP was purchased, was when the political decision was made by the Prime Minister, as Chrétien's finance minister, to cancel the EH-101 search and rescue helicopter contract, the search and rescue version of the Bell 412 should have been added or substituted in the original order for 100 helicopters.