Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are clearly flying blind in the cuts they are making at the Department of National Defence.
Army Commander General Peter Devlin wrote in January in a document outlining cuts that, “The uncertainty created by anticipated additional reductions has yet to be factored in”. Therefore, it will get worse. Everything seems to be open to cuts, from the reserves, civilian staff, to the capacity of the Canadian Forces to carry out domestic operations, including the Arctic.
When will the Conservatives finally come clean on how cuts will affect military communities and families and the readiness of the Canadian Forces?