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Question period dealt with national defence, focusing on the F-35 fighter jet purchase and an Auditor General report on ammunition shortfalls. Conservatives said past prime ministers, including Justin Trudeau, managed to make deals with the United States, and that the Air Force and Canadian workers want the F-35s, asking the Prime Minister to negotiate. They also cited the Auditor General’s findings of unreliable ammunition inventory data with a 13% error rate and slow delivery times, asked that the Auditor General appear at the defence committee, and pressed the government to release Canada’s required ammunition levels, NATO targets and a timeline, arguing the announced spending would not meet NATO stockpile needs quickly. The Liberals said they are procuring across the military, rebuilding bases, and will take the time needed on the fighter fleet; they accepted the Auditor General’s recommendations and pointed to $1.4 billion invested in domestic ammunition production, a defence industrial strategy listing ammunition as a priority, higher defence spending, and what they described as faster procurement, while asking Conservatives to support that spending at committee.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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