Madam Speaker, the Halifax Regional Municipality is home to a thriving maritime defence industry, Fleet Week, the Halifax International Security Forum and, of course, our Atlantic navy fleet. In Dartmouth—Cole Harbour alone, we are home to a thriving defence innovation ecosystem, including the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship and hundreds of start-ups and established companies working and innovating in this sector.
Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence share with the House how our government's investments in defence and industry will benefit the Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada and the world?