Corneliu Chisu at the National Defence Committee

On May 29th, 2014. See this statement in context.

May 29th, 2014 / 11:10 a.m.

Conservative

Corneliu Chisu Conservative Pickering—Scarborough East, ON

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Thank you very much, Minister.

Thank you very much to the officials from the Canadian Armed Forces for being here.

Before I start my questioning, I will tell you that I was extremely proud to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. Being a member of Parliament who served in Afghanistan in 2007, I was extremely honoured by the National Day of Honour.

Regarding the main estimates, Minister, could you tell us the main reasons for National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces requiring an increase of more than $1.1 billion in capital expenditures over the previous fiscal year?

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