Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am asking these questions because some criticisms have been raised. People are saying that the Minister of National Defence is not listening to the very experts who have to work with the equipment he choses for them. Why was Lieutenant-General Michael Hood, the fo

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, on February 23, 2017, 13 retired generals signed a letter to let the Prime Minister know that buying Super Hornets was a very bad idea. Why did the minister ignore these 13 generals?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute found that 67.5% of national defence experts think there is no capability gap. Will the government finally admit that it invented this capability gap as a political ploy to cover up its own failings in defence procurement?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, it is my pleasure to be here today. It is a first for me. Most of our allies have successfully chosen new fighter jets within a year. The Liberals have been in power for three and a half years and have yet to hold a competition, which they have postponed once again,

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, our F-18 fleet is aging. Everyone agrees that it is in the national interest to get a new fleet very soon . The longer the government extends the use of our F-18s, the more thousands of brave Canadians in uniform are risking their lives. It is no surprise that we hav

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the Canadian government's policy on technological and industrial benefits recently caused some problems in the competition for new fighter jets. The government knew full well that it could not expect Lockheed Martin to provide these benefits since Canada is a partne

Interests of Quebec  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government was not ready to manage our country. Its spending is out of control, and it is accumulating permanent deficits. Now the Liberals are doing what they have always done best, which is bickering. They are infighting, arguing with the provinces on

Justice  Madam Speaker, the government politicized military procurement by putting its partisan interests first. The Asterix was a resounding success in the world of military procurement. It was delivered by Davie on time and on budget. It is a success that all Canadians and Vice-Admiral

Justice  Madam Speaker, for months the government made every attempt to withhold all documents necessary to Vice-Admiral Norman's defence. In fact, the government still has these documents, which led to the stay of proceedings. Vice-Admiral Norman was not even allowed access to his own em

Justice  Mr. Speaker, when Vice-Admiral Norman took a stand for the Royal Canadian Navy and against Scott Brison's political interference, the Prime Minister attacked him. We know that Vice-Admiral Norman always made good decisions that were in the national interest and that the Davie sh

Justice  Mr. Speaker, in February 2018, the Prime Minister announced that the Norman case would go to court even before the RCMP laid charges. On the eve of the election, the charges were withdrawn after the Liberal member for Orléans confirmed that he would testify on behalf of Vice-Admi

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, Vice-Admiral Norman has always put the national interest first. The Asterix was a tremendous success for military procurement. It was delivered by Davie on time and on budget. However, the Liberal government is hurting Quebec by putting its political and partisan in

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Canada's Arctic is a strategic region with immense potential. Yesterday, the U.S. Secretary of State described Canada's claim to the Northwest Passage as “illegitimate”, casting doubt on Canada's Arctic sovereignty. The Liberals lost control over our southern regi

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, every passing day brings new Liberal failures. The conclusions of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute report are scathing. The report found that the Liberal government's decisions around replacing Canada's fighter jets were purely based on reasons of political interest

Regional Economy  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has politicized the fighter jet procurement file. Three and a half years later, nothing is happening. The Liberals' improvisation, political interference and schemes are motivated by their naive and reckless election promise to not buy the F-35