Mr. Speaker, clause 9 of Bill C-40 says, “The [Defence Investment Agency] must do as the Minister directs”. It does not say “may”, but “must”. I am wondering if my colleague can tell me why this should cause concern to Canadians if the GlobalEye failure under the Defence Investment Agency's current mandate predicts a path forward and to give an example of what we can, unfortunately, expect going forward under this new bill.
In the House of Commons on October 20th, 2026. See this statement in context.