Mr. Speaker, today the highly respected British military publication Jane's Defence Weekly delivered a scathing indictment of the Liberal government's attack on our nation's armed forces, but we know who the real culprit is. As finance minister, it was the member for LaSalle--Émard who slashed $20 billion from Canadian Forces' budgets.
He wrote the cheque for posh new Challenger jets for the cabinet while our military continues to try to keep 40 year old Sea Kings and Hercules in the air. Is this what our military can expect once he achieves leadership?