Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his commitment to the Canadian Armed Forces.
We recall that when the Liberals were in office they slashed the budget for the Canadian Armed Forces. We had the decade of darkness.
Under this Prime Minister's leadership, we have rebuilt the capabilities of our military, increasing the National Defence budget by 27% today, massive important new acquisitions and new equipment.
In yesterday's budget, we had a historic commitment to an enormous long-term, stable, predictable increase in funding for our men and women in uniform that would amount to nearly $12 billion over the course of a decade. This government is standing with our men and women in uniform.