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In question period on national defence, a Conservative member asked about delays in delivering new supply ships for the navy and said the government was threatening to end the lease on the MV Asterix, a support ship currently in use; he asked whether the government would renew the lease or buy the ship. A Liberal member replied that the government is making billions of dollars in investments in the navy through one of the largest shipbuilding programs in its history, calling it the largest investment in the Royal Canadian Navy since the Second World War, including new Arctic ships and submarines.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Sherry Romanado

Liberal
“We are spending billions of dollars on new ships and submarines for the navy. This is the largest investment in the Canadian navy since World War II.”

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Mr. Speaker, we are strengthening the Royal Canadian Navy from coast to coast to coast, with billions of dollars in investments in the context of one of the largest shipbuilding programs. This is the largest investment in the Royal Canadian Navy since the Second World War. It includes six Arctic and offshore patrol ships, 15 Canadian combat ships, two joint support ships and up to 12 submarines. The Government of Canada is proud to make generational investments in the Canadian Armed Forces.

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