Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we truly appreciate the service of our men and women in Afghanistan over many years. The monument for soldiers is private, but it can be opened for families upon request. Our government is currently in the planning stage of a project to build a monument that would b

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as we have said a number of times, the member should know that all procedures conducted by the PPSC and the RCMP are totally independent of the government. If he is not aware of that, I encourage him to take a law course on the subject. As the Public Prosecution Se

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, committees work independently of government. He mentioned lessons. Let us talk about lessons. Let us not forget the procurement process to replace our fighter jets, when the previous government kept two sets of books, one set for the public and

Justice  Mr. Speaker, my colleague knows very well that committees operate independently from the government. I know it is difficult to understand in light of who controlled committees under the former government. With respect to the trial of Vice-Admiral Normal, the Public Prosecution S

Justice  Mr. Speaker, once again, we supported the motion this week to recognize Vice-Admiral Norman for his service and apologize to him and his family. I would like to point out that the entire House supported this motion. We are waiting to hear from the chief of the defence staff and

Justice  Once again, the House unanimously adopted a motion to apologize. I would like to remind the opposition members that no factors were considered in this decision. There was no outside contact or influence, including political influence in either the initial decision to prosecute Mr

Justice  Mr. Speaker, Canadians can have confidence in the independence of our judicial institutions. This week, we supported the motion to recognize Vice-Admiral Mark Norman for his service and apologize to him and his family. We are waiting to hear from the chief of defence staff and

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, our national shipbuilding strategy is creating good jobs for the middle class in Quebec and across Canada. The Conservatives shut Davie out entirely, awarding it no significant contracts through the national shipbuilding strategy. Meanwhile, our government has gran

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, since the question also touched on the issue with Davie, it is important to respond by saying that the Conservatives completely abandoned Davie and did not award it a single contract. Once again, we have granted more than $1.5 billion in contracts to Quebec business

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for her question. We have reinvested massive amounts in the Department of National Defence, partly through our national defence policy. The former government withdrew from the world stage, but we brought Canada back. Our defence policy includes $

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we do indeed want to increase personnel. We also want to increase the number of women in the Canadian Armed Forces. That is why we have made some changes. For example, female candidates will be moved to the top of the waiting list when they apply for military college.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank my Kanata—Carleton colleague for her 31 years of service with the Canadian Armed Forces. Our government and the entire leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces are committed to building a defence team with values of diversity, respect and inclusion. As members

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for the question. We have always been clear that we need a modern fleet of fighter jets. It is essential to the defence of Canada. That is why we have an open and transparent process. As my colleague said, the former government had two sets of n

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague from Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook for the incredible work he does in the House of Commons and for his straight talk. His passion is unmistakable. We are very grateful for his work. Yes, as he said, our government has made historic investments in

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, again, it is critical that we give our women and men in the Canadian Armed Forces the equipment they need. As my colleague just said, we will be purchasing 15 surface combatants. The investment is fully funded in our new defence policy. We know that the Conservatives