Mr. Speaker, the Minister of National Defence is too busy defending himself to focus on defending Canada.
Douglas Bland, a leading military expert at Queen's University, released a report today warning that our lack of defence spending is reducing our sovereignty and our clout on the world stage. He calls this another wake-up call for the government. The auditor general says that DND needs at least $1.2 billion just to keep its equipment in order.
When will the minister commit to giving our forces the support that they need?