Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, budget 2019 includes important measure to support the Canadian Armed Forces, including renewing our missions in Ukraine, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan. In addition, it allocates nearly $19 million in support of Canadian Armed Forces members transitioning over to civilian li

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague from Bay of Quinte for his great work and his unwavering support for the base located in his riding, CFB Trenton. I am always happy to talk about the Conservative government's budget cuts, as well as the investments we are making for our men and w

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, that is another example that shows how our investments compare to the previous government's. I am wondering how it could have made these investments. Our government gave a $2.4-billion contract to Airbus Defence and Space for a new fleet of 16 fixed-wing search and re

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would like to once again reiterate our unwavering support for Ukraine. As members know, that is why our government renewed Canada's training and military co-operation mission in Ukraine for a period of three years, until March 2022. This renewed mandate will enable

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin for his excellent work on the Standing Committee on National Defence. It is a pleasure to work with him. We do indeed care about the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces, which is why we passed new legislation to safe

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we have a clear objective when it comes to members of the Canadian Armed Forces, and that is to help the transition of military members' families. It is not always easy to move when assigned to another military base. Therefore, we must ensure that families have the sup

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as we have said over and over this evening, our defence policy is at the core of everything we do, as are our men and women in uniform. That is why we made a commitment to increase spending by more than 70% over the next 10 years through our policy, “Strong, Secure, En

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, our men and women are definitely our absolute priority. We want to help them when they go through difficult times, especially when they experience mental health issues and other trauma. In budget 2017, we invested $17.5 million in a centre focused on the prevention

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, that is precisely why we launched an open and transparent process to replace the fighter jets, as the minister said earlier. I will add that when the Conservatives were in power, they kept two sets of books when it came to the new fighter jets. They had one set of bo

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as I said, we are grateful to the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are currently assisting those affected by the flooding in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick. That is part of their duties, and they are always there to help the affected communities. As the mini

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Mississauga—Lakeshore for his excellent work at the Standing Committee on National Defence. It is an honour and a pleasure to work with him. The IDEaS Program opened a number of doors to industries, universities, and innovators when it come

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, our relationship with first nations is very important and our Canadian Armed Forces have a number of programs available to them. Could the minister speak briefly about the programs provided by the Canadian Armed Forces for first nations?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, earlier this winter, I had the opportunity to travel to Montreal with the minister. We visited the Fusiliers Mont-Royal regiment to announce the summer employment program for reservists. The announcement was very well received by the Canadian Armed Forces and by rese

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I thank the Minister for his answer. It is clearly a very interesting program for reservists. I am going to say something that the Conservatives are definitely not going to like: climate change is real. As we know, Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick are currently exp

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I want to say good evening to my esteemed parliamentary colleagues, to the officials who are with us, to all Canadians watching us and to the minister I have the opportunity to work with every day. I am learning a lot about his new portfolio, and I appreciate the adv