Mr. Speaker, bases that were cut were done by the Liberals and supported by the NDP.
The member talks about confusion. The confusion is all within that caucus.
The Chief of the Defence Staff stated, “Certainly the government has not indicated a desire to cut numbers.” As a matter of fact, as I indicated in budget 2012, the force strength will be at 68,000 and the reserve strength at 27,000.
We will support our men and women in the armed forces.