Mr. Speaker, with respect to the spring economic update, if they reflect on the 2025‑26 projected deficit, they will see that there would be a substantial $11‑billion reduction dealing with that issue alone.
I understand that the Conservatives want to cut and cut. One of the things that I would ask the member opposite, the finance critic, is this. The government has made a substantial commitment to increase military expenditures, bringing it to the 2% level. I would like a clear answer from the Conservative Party. Do the Conservatives support the investment that the Government of Canada would be putting into the military? Do they support the 2% investment and, further to that, growing it to 5%? A simple yes or no would be wonderful.