National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have already sunk the Department of National Defence into darkness. They have put off some crucial procurements until after the next election, but that is not the worst of it, as reported in the Ottawa Citizen. The Liberals are putting on hold procurement projects that are already under way, such as offshore patrol ships, Cyclone helicopters, and the CF-18 replacements.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, under Jean Chrétien's Liberals, our armed forces went through a decade of darkness. It is sad to see the current government going down the same path. The Prime Minister already cut defence investments in the recent budget. He does not want to acquire the F-35s, and he is delaying other important procurements.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has already set a course that will weaken our armed forces. He promised Canadians that he would replace our combat capabilities with peacekeeping operations. He promised to delay purchases of important equipment until after the next election. He promised that he would not purchase F-35s.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in committee, we saw that the Liberals would rather write the defence policy behind closed doors without being disturbed. That is dangerous because we are aware of the Liberals' intense hatred for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Liberals gave us submarines that take on water and helicopters that do not take off.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs refused to recognize that Canada is at war against the Islamic State. However, many of our allies are not afraid to call this conflict what it is: a war. Is it because of that ideology that this government has indefinitely postponed the $3.7-billion investment in equipment that our armed forces need to go to war against the Islamic State?

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, terrorism is a constant threat to the west. After the attack on a Canadian Forces recruitment centre in Toronto, we realized that our military personnel were not adequately protected. What concrete steps has this government taken to protect Canada's military bases and the people who work there?

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, during the election campaign, the Prime Minister mocked the Conservative stance on terrorism. After this morning's attacks, the Minister of Foreign Affairs stated: Hearing the screams of children in the smoke of the Brussels metro only strengthens our resolve to combat terrorism in all its forms...

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I understand my colleague's explanations, but I am going to ask the question again. The European Parliament, the Pope, and even the Prime Minister's good friend President Obama have characterized the terrorist acts that ISIS is committing against religious groups in Iraq and Syria as genocide.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Robert Work, is calling on the Canadian government to make up its mind and decide which aircraft will replace the CF-18. He says that the choice of aircraft must be made in the national interest of Canadians, but that the Americans are anxious to know what that choice is.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, I will ask in French and give my colleague opposite a chance. CNN reported that American air strikes in Syria likely killed the person thought to be ISIS's minister of war, a Chechen fighter who joined rebel groups in Syria and then swore allegiance to ISIS in 2012.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague for his point of view. However, it is clear that the process was still under way and that the minister put an end to discussions with a single tweet. That was it. One tweet from the Minister of Transport, and it was over.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his intervention. The Conservative Party, the NDP, and the Liberal Party have a totally different way of seeing things. The Conservatives are all about supporting entrepreneurship. The Billy Bishop airport is a project that will support Bombardier's development as well as business development.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my esteemed colleague for his question. We obviously support economic development. The economy has always been the prime concern of the Conservative Party. Expanding the runway at Billy Bishop airport would make it possible for the company currently operating there to purchase Bombardier planes.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, before I begin the main part of my speech, I would like to read the motion. I have been hearing a lot of things today, but I think that members are forgetting the main points of the motion under debate. In the motion, we are asking: That the House: (a) acknowledge the contribution Bombardier makes to the Canadian economy and the aerospace industry; We all agree on that.

Veterans  Mr. Speaker, the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to defend our country are honoured on Remembrance Day. This commemoration is essential to honour the memory of those who perished and to remember the veterans who survived. Why is the government cancelling the plan to pay tribute to veterans?