Mr. Chair, as we have said over and over this evening, our defence policy is at the core of everything we do, as are our men and women in uniform. That is why we made a commitment to increase spending by more than 70% over the next 10 years through our policy, “Strong, Secure, Engaged”. That translates to an increase of $32 billion.
We are not ashamed of these investments. After years of cuts under the former Conservative government, the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces deserve these investments. We are going to give them everything they need to do their jobs here and abroad, on all the missions we carry out around the world. We will never compromise their safety either. We will support them throughout their careers in the Canadian Armed Forces.