Mr. Speaker, the member who just spoke said that the reform party would slash military spending.
These off-handed comments diminish credibility when they are not true. I want the member to be honest and cite one example from the debates in this House, or our policies, where we have ever advocated that. We have always defended the military, and we always will.
Our military is essential to our sovereignty as a nation. Our military is essential for the respect other nations will have for Canada. Our military is essential to the well-being of our nation in many other ways.
I have been here since 1993 and I know that the men and women in the military have been a priority for us, even when the budget deficit was a huge deficit.
I would like the member to stand and give me one example when we have ever advocated cutting the budget of the military.