Mr. Speaker, the fact is that, even including this budget, the Liberals have slashed military funding by $2.8 billion per year. The auditor general, the CDA and most military experts have said that we need at least another $2 billion a year just to keep our forces in their current state and even more to rebuild. However, the government has provided less than 5% of what the experts say is necessary.
Is the defence minister really that weak or has the Prime Minister, who thinks our troops are boy scouts, decided that Canada does not need a combat capable military?