Discussion · Oral Questions
David McGuinty Liberal
“Military recruitment is at a 30-year high. We are raising pay for armed forces members, training them faster, and buying them the gear, weapons, and housing they need.”
“Mr. Speaker, no matter how hard we try on this side of the House, we could never be nearly as negative as this member. The truth is that the Canadian Armed Forces recruitment has just hit a 30‑year high. Our soldiers, our sailors and our aviators do important and incredible work, and we need more of them. That is why we have been reinvesting in our people. We have given our forces a well-deserved pay raise. We are getting them the tools, the weapons, the equipment and the housing they need. We are getting them through training faster. With the good help of the women and men in uniform, we are just getting started.”
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Mr. Speaker, no matter how hard we try on this side of the House, we could never be nearly as negative as this member. The truth is that the Canadian Armed Forces recruitment has just hit a 30‑year high. Our soldiers, our sailors and our aviators do important and incredible work, and we need more of them. That is why we have been reinvesting in our people. We have given our forces a well-deserved pay raise. We are getting them the tools, the weapons, the equipment and the housing they need. We are getting them through training faster. With the good help of the women and men in uniform, we are just getting started.