“The defence minister said he fixed the recruitment crisis. But actually, it's very bad. The military is not fixed. He just lowered standards and hoped we wouldn't notice. I want the minister to admit his recruitment reforms failed.”
What they said. What they meant.
Plain-language translations from the House of Commons.
Recent debates
8 latest topics
Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
57 statements
Spring Economic Update 2026 Implementation Act
19 statements
Arab Heritage Month Act
5 statements
The Economy
15 statements
Government Priorities
2 statements
Government Priorities
2 statements
Housing
12 statements
The Environment
2 statements
Oral Questions
National Defence
The Conservatives raised concerns about low graduation rates and recruiting non-citizens into the military, citing a leaked report. The Liberals mostly just repeated talking points that recruitment is at a 30-year high.
“Those numbers are bad. I want the Liberals to stop bragging and admit the military has problems. They should fix them instead of just doing damage control.”
“There are problems in the military. The government is to blame. Stop causing these problems with your bad policies.”
“That doesn't help our military. We took very few Canadians who wanted to join. The government put random foreigners in charge instead. Some don't even speak English or French. How can our country be safe when our officers might not follow women's orders?”