Madam Speaker, the focus of our new defence policy is the men and women in the armed forces. We want to give them all the necessary resources and training and take care of their health and well-being.
We will ensure that the financial resources the armed forces need are available when they need it. The deferral of funds is not a cut in the defence budget. It is sound financial management. The new defence policy was carefully costed to ensure that the Canadian Armed Forces have adequate resources for the future. We are seeing our commitments through when it comes to major equipment acquisition and modernization projects for our armed forces, and that is what we will keep doing.