David McGuinty: “I was in the U.K. two weeks ago signing onto (GCAP) as an observer country. We think that that’s smart hockey.”

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

Confederation was not an accident.

Creating a separate Crown corporation would bring commercial discipline to the complex work involved in military procurement.

We’re not simply rebuilding bases, we’re rebuilding Canadian military power — hard power.