On the contrary, Mr. Speaker, recruitment into the Canadian Armed Forces has just reached its highest level in 30 years.
Our soldiers, sailors and airmen do essential and remarkable work, and we need them. That is why we are reinvesting in our personnel. We have given our forces a pay raise, we are providing them with the tools and equipment they need and we are speeding up their training.
It is a great day, a great week and a great start for Canada, and this is only the beginning.