“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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“The Conservatives blocked every measure to improve the Canadian Armed Forces. Even so, recruitment is at a 30-year high. We had over 45,000 applications this year and beat our target for new members.”

“Mr. Speaker, every single measure brought before this House, every single measure for the improvement of the Canadian Armed Forces, was blocked by that member and his party. Here is the good news. Recruitment has hit a 30‑year high. These are the facts. In the past year, applications have more than doubled, to over 45,000. The CAF enrolled 7,310 regular force members, surpassing our target, and 70 of the 97 critical roles, as opposed to 18 last year, have now been filled. As I said a moment ago, we are just getting started.”

“Military recruitment is at its highest level in 30 years. We are supporting our troops by raising their pay, giving them better equipment, and speeding up their training.”

“On the contrary, Mr. Speaker, recruitment into the Canadian Armed Forces has just reached its highest level in 30 years. Our soldiers, sailors and airmen do essential and remarkable work, and we need them. That is why we are reinvesting in our personnel. We have given our forces a pay raise, we are providing them with the tools and equipment they need and we are speeding up their training. It is a great day, a great week and a great start for Canada, and this is only the beginning.”

“Military recruiting is at a 30-year high. Over 45,000 people applied last year, which is more than double the year before. We beat our goal by hiring 7,310 regular force members, and we filled 70 of 97 critical jobs.”

“Mr. Speaker, we have good news for Canada, good news for the Canadian Armed Forces and good news for the member. Recruitment is at a 30-year high. He knows that, and here are the facts. Over the past year, the number of applicants has more than doubled, to over 45,000. We recruited 7,310 regular force members, surpassing our target. In addition, 70 of the 97 critical roles have been filled. We are just getting started. There is work to be done.”

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