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Strengthening Canada's Defence Sector Act

Bill C-40, Strengthening Canada's Defence Sector Act · Second reading · now at committee in the House Where it stands

What Bill C-40 would do

The bill would create the Canadian Corporation for Defence Investment to handle production, buying, and investment for the Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence, and partner governments. It would also expand federal buying and stockpiling powers to cover national security supplies and services. The responsible minister would gain authority to make financial investments in defence and security sectors, and new procurement rules would be set. The bill would also require a future review of these changes.

Official text

44 statements

Dan Mazier

Conservative
“The Prime Minister and the government are purposely misleading Canadians and the world. It is completely wrong for them to say they will use research ships for national defence.”

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Mr. Speaker, there we go, another misleading statement and another misled Liberal member of Parliament. I cannot honestly believe he is actually trying to defend this. The Prime Minister and the Liberal government are purposely misleading Canadians and the entire world when they say they are going to use research vessels for defence. That is wrong on so many counts, and I cannot state it more. It is deplorable. An hon. member: Oh, oh!

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Mark Gerretsen

Liberal
“Other members are saying I misled the House and calling me a liar. I am not misleading anyone, so I want them to withdraw those comments.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, the member did say that I “misled” the House, and and now he is saying it again. You just said, Mr. Speaker, that we cannot do indirectly what we cannot do directly, and that is to call somebody a liar, and he is basically saying— An hon. member: Oh, oh! Hon. Mark Gerretsen: Now the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman is also saying that I am a liar. Would it be possible for the Speaker to ask them to withdraw that comment, given the fact that I am not misleading? I am telling them the way the calculation is made.

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James Bezan

Conservative
“The government should not count the Canadian Coast Guard as national defence. Unlike coast guards in the United States and the United Kingdom, Canada's coast guard is not armed and is not part of the military.”
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I just have to say, again, that the Liberals like to call the Canadian Coast Guard part of the defence menu. We have to remember that not all coast guards are treated equal. The Canadian Coast Guard is not a military or paramilitary organization, nor is it armed up. The United States’ is. The U.K.’s is. Other countries that use and count their coast guards are armed up and actually provide some defensive services. Transport Canada aircraft that count fishing vessels are included. Is that considered national defence?

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Dan Mazier

Conservative
“The government keeps repeating the same bad pattern. It sends contracts to the United States, counts fish-counting ships as defence spending, and took three million dollars away from homeless veterans.”

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Mr. Speaker, I will just reiterate my conclusion. Whether it is the buy Canadian policy that sends contracts south, fish-counting ships labelled as defence spending or $3 million pulled away from homeless veterans, the pattern is the same.

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