Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, hon. members, the government failed to consult Canadians, adopt a motion in the House, or show any accountability before it decided to withdraw our CF-18s from Iraq and Syria. I spent 22 years in the Canadian Armed Forces. Retreating shows a lack of leadership. Retr

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, I was a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces. I endured the Liberal budget cuts back in the day. In Friday's throne speech, the Liberal government said that it would build a leaner military. Rather than talk about looking for efficiencies, can the minis

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, rather than support our allies in the fight against terrorism here in Canada and abroad, our country will merely sit on the sidelines and contribute nothing more than training. That worries me. Can the Minister of National Defence tell us why Canada is a bit player

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I will be sharing my time with the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman. Before I ask my first question, I would like to say that our colleagues on the government side have been blinded by their sunny ways. We are here today to determine whether our federal financial

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I understand the minister's answer. However, every military base in Canada was instructed to prepare, yet they were not given any money to do so. The Valcartier base publicly announced that it had taken $2.7 million from its own budget. What about the other bases, suc

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we understand that none of our troops will be displaced. That is perfect. If I understand correctly, cadet camps will be used on all of the bases. Is that correct?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, my colleague could ask him, since we need to know the costs associated with these issues. Operation PROVISION, the military operation in support of refugee resettlement, includes two important components. Reserve resources have been requested, and several hundred re

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, those are all of the questions that I had. With regard to the points that I made, it is important to understand that we have not been given any specifics on several aspects of the budget. We therefore need more information in that regard. I am giving my colleague the

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Thornhill. I am very proud to speak today in the House on a subject that is very important to me. I had the honour and privilege of working for the Canadian Armed Forces for more than 20 years and I earned the ra

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, today we learned straight from the mouth of our Liberal colleague that this is in fact a financial decision that the Liberals are making. The purpose of withdrawing the CF-18s is to save money. That is news to us. We are making cuts to our forces and ceasing air st

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, to explain why this will work, we could ask President Obama, President Hollande, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Countries decided to form an international coalition. Over 25 countries are involved in the same kind of combat. Top generals, military strateg

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, there were two parts to the speech by my hon. colleague on the government side. In the first part of his speech, he said that we were training Iraqi police to enable them to occupy a stabilized area. However, we are not yet there. The minister is talking as though

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, ISIS has engaged in deadly attacks across the entire world, and it still has Canada in its sights. The government must protect Canadians and fulfill its commitments to our allies. Withdrawing our CF-18s from Iraq and Syria sends the message that Canada does not take

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, while the international coalition is stepping up air strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the Prime Minister insists on withdrawing our CF-18s, despite calls from the international coalition. When will the Prime Minister finally step up and agree to defend Canada

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I completely agree with my colleague's comments and I am truly disappointed in the two arguments we heard this morning. The first was that there are excessive costs and that we should bring back the pilots because it is dangerous. I want to restate what my colleagu