National Defence  Mr. Speaker, as I said before, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces are an organization made up of many communications specialists working throughout Canada and the world. I can assure the House that they are committed to providing valuable advice and

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague across the way for his question. I am certainly looking forward to working with him on the Standing Committee on National Defence. Tonight is my first adjournment debate. As we know, our government made a commitment to provide Canadians with ac

National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to set the record straight. In his speech, my colleague talked about making justice a priority, so let us focus on that. We know that the Conservatives introduced their bill right before the last election. If that bill was such a priority to them, why d

National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. The defence policy we proposed puts the men and women first. It is focused on Canadian Forces members, people who work hard. We believe that it is one of the best policies we have put in place for Canadians, and the troops supp

National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, both the bill and our defence policy put our men and women in uniform first. We know that these people need all the services available to help them understand all aspects of the National Defence Act, for example. We are modernizing this act and making tangible chang

National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and his co-operation on this bill. As I said earlier, Bill C-77 puts victims first. The purpose of the bill is to strengthen victims' rights within the military justice system by establishing a victims bill of rights in the Code

National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, I do not think that this is a carbon copy of the previous bill. The former government introduced its bill in a hurry during the last election. In addition, the former bill did not take into account indigenous and LGBTQ communities. To say that this bill is a carbon c

National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. As I mentioned, we want to include indigenous peoples and the LGBTQ community in this bill. Our government is very determined to strengthen victims' rights in the military justice system. In addition to guaranteeing victims' r

National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I have been the parliamentary secretary from the start. I have had countless preparatory meetings and I know that the military justice system can be hard for some people to understand. That is exactly why this bill seeks to ens

National Defence Act  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to be addressing the House today on the subject of this important bill. This is my first time speaking as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. Before I begin, I want to thank all the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces f