David McGuinty: “Creating a separate Crown corporation would bring commercial discipline to the complex work involved in military…”

Confederation is a national bargain renewed through generations by what Canadians do for one another, particularly in wartime.

The question of what is part and parcel of that negotiation continues. And I am hopeful we will come to a successful outcome in due course.

It’s a bargain of reciprocity, and that bargain is tested most profoundly when the country is called to defend itself.

The job of the minister of defence is to ensure that the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces get the equipment that meet their operational needs and requirements.