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Main Estimates, 2026-27

The House debated the Main Estimates for 2026-27, including a motion to approve roughly $18 billion in capital spending for National Defence. Government members said the plan shifts money from day-to-day operations to priorities like defence, housing and infrastructure, pointing to reaching NATO’s 2% spending target early and a pay raise for Armed Forces members. Much of the debate centred on a $20 million payment to Maritime Launch Services for space launch work in Nova Scotia: government members said it builds Canadian space sovereignty and aerospace jobs instead of relying on foreign providers, while Conservatives said the company was financially weak before the payment and asked for documentation, arguing money was going to insiders. Bloc Québécois members criticized cuts to science and research funding, carbon rebate money paid by Quebec, and bills they said give ministers power to bypass other laws, and asked for a military reserve unit in Lac-Saint-Jean. NDP and some members also raised fraud affecting small businesses and banks’ responsibility for it, and some members used the debate to speak about their own ridings.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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