David McGuinty: “We’re not simply rebuilding bases, we’re rebuilding Canadian military power — hard power.”

This is the execution of a plan that we’ve been devising and working on for some time.

“below the dignity of the office he holds.”

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

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.