Michael Barrett at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On March 22nd, 2023. See this statement in context.

March 22nd, 2023 / 6:05 p.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

I appreciate your offer to get back to us in writing.

The issue of our sovereignty comes into play when we talk about our ability to defend, in particular, our Arctic. That's a real, serious, emerging threat. Are there any plans in the works to accelerate our procurement of ships to patrol our Arctic?

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