With regard to the government’s decision to deploy Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) equipment and personnel to the Indo-Pacific from March to October 2023: (a) how many CAF personnel were deployed; (b) what other CAF assets were deployed; (c) what is the estimated cost of the deployment; and (d) what is the percentage of time since October 21, 2019, that His Majesty’s Canadian Ships spend patrolling Canadian waters compared to international waters, broken down by ship?
In the House of Commons on January 29th, 2024. See this statement in context.