François-Philippe Champagne: “We’ve heard from many Canadians that obviously affordability is top of mind.”

When the United States asked too much and offered too little, we chose to stand up for Canadians.

We made the update because I think that was the right thing to do in the interest of Canada.

We’re investing in the things that will generate growth to the country and therefore making sure that we can afford what we’re going to be doing in order to meet our NATO requirement.

I think Canadians can understand that we have a strong fiscal position, and we’re investing in the things that will generate growth to the country.