David McGuinty: “My thoughts are with the families and with everyone impacted by this tragic event.”

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.

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.

Confederation was not an accident.