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House Hansard - 53

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 5, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 53 - Apr/5/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Apr/5/22 3:37:16 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in light of our talking about increasing spending to National Defence, I wonder if the member could speak to the Liberals and their continued expensive trend of contracting out the work to repair Canadian ships and planes, which results in greater expense to the military and to Canadians. In light of this motion, does the member believe that his government is doing enough to fully understand the impacts of contracting out work?
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Context: House Hansard - 53 - Apr/5/22
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Apr/5/22 4:08:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his service and for his speech today. According to the Parliamentary Budget Office, for Canada to meet the 2% NATO target, we would have to spend from $54 billion to $56 billion annually on defence, doubling what we spend now. Could the member share how this is justified while pharmacare and dental for Canadians, which would cost one-third of this, are not supported by the Conservatives?
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