It is not about facts or science.... it is about impressing their base

The Conservatives/Republicans/Tea Party are the governors of the day , NOT tomorrow.

Minimum standards, minimum quality and conceal the facts then run a promotional program slamming the science telling Canadians that they "know what is best" for our use.

They do this because they know their future is in jeopardy and that as the helicopters drop out of the sky another party will be in power and they can point the finger

Harper decision to grant weight exemption for helicopters upsets U.S. and European aviation safety regulators

OTTAWA—The Harper government’s decision to grant Bell Helicopter Canada a special weight exemption for one of its aircraft strained relations between Transport Canada and aviation safety regulators in the U.S. and Europe, federal documents show.
 

The declaration, involving the Bell model 429, was made over strenuous objections from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA, which complained that Transport Canada kept them in the dark about the significant regulatory change.
 

The adjustment, also the subject of a court challenge, increased the maximum weight gross weight limit to 3,400 kilograms, and allowed Bell to enter and recently win a $172-million contract to provide 15 light helicopters to the coast guard.
 

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under Access to Information showed both international agencies felt sandbagged prior to the easing of the weight restriction in December 2011.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/06/01/harper_decision_to_grant_weight_exemption_for_helicopters_upsets_us_and_european_aviation_safety_regulators.html

Stephen Harper:

Making a joke of Canada's International Reputation.