Madam Speaker, as many people know, the NATO commitment is 5% by 2035. That is broken up into 3.5% in hard military spend and 1.5% in infrastructure and dual use. We did an announcement in Yellowknife, five months ago, I want to say. We are investing $35 billion into the north for roads, bridges, ports, northern supply hubs, and infrastructure for NORAD bases such as Inuvik. There is lots of investment going into the north. This is great, because a lot of these things that we are building will not only serve the military. Obviously, roads and infrastructure will help improve the quality of life for people who live in the north. I am also proud to say that we met in 2025-26 the government's obligation to obtain 5% indigenous procurement under national defence procurement.
In the House of Commons on October 20th, 2026. See this statement in context.