“I want the defense minister to answer for the spaceport. It looks like a bad deal for taxpayers. I think he's overspending.”
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A debate where the Conservatives criticized a $200 million Liberal plan to build a spaceport in Nova Scotia as wasteful spending, while the Liberals touted their commitment to procure an airborne early warning system projected to create 3,000 jobs in the aerospace and defense sector. The Liberals also discussed unrelated military spending and recruitment efforts.
“I'm accusing the Liberals of a scam. I want them to table the lease agreement and explain why Liberal insiders benefit. I think the Liberals are hiding something.”