Chris Malette

Mr. Speaker, in the new legislation, the shift is about centralizing execution and accountability with what is known as the CCDI. While recognizing that major defence investments will continue to advance broader Government of Canada priorities, the CCDI mandate would be more focused on defence production, procurement and investment. It would also accelerate delivery of defence capabilities. That [more]

C-40 Mr. Speaker, the DIA would be continue to operate under its existing authorities and advance procurements while the new Crown corporation is established. The transition would be managed to maintain continuity and minimize disruption to ongoing procurements, industrial industry partners and client organizations. Earlier today, I met with a defence contractor, for instance, who is interested [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, the member for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, for his service to Canada as a veteran, especially at this time of year. I listened earlier as the member recited a litany of shortages in sending troops into harm's way when he was an active serving member, and I would like to remind him that the program we are introducing in this bill would help address the very concerns he [more]

Mr. Speaker, in my riding, the beautiful Bay of Quinte, we are proudly home to the Royal Canadian Air Force's primary and largest air mobility hub, 8 Wing at CFB Trenton. While CFB Trenton is a fascinating and awesome place to celebrate in its sheer enormity and scope of operations, we are here today to discuss important legislation to accelerate defence procurement, strengthen Canadian industry [more]

Mr. Speaker, as we have seen, we are not reinventing the wheel here. We are not reinventing Crown corporations. I fail to see why, when we are talking defence procurement, we would all of a sudden have less accountability. We have many Crown corporations that operate very closely with government, but that is done with very good scrutiny.

Prime Minister Madam Speaker, this week, thebecame the first Canadian prime minister to make a bilateral visit to Turkey, where he and President Erdoğan launched a new strategic partnership with energy as one of its central pillars. As Turkey works to diversify its energy supply, Canada is well placed to help. Can the parliamentary secretary tell the House how this partnership will open new [more]

Madam Speaker, the government was elected on a promise to invest in ourselves and strengthen our communities, and we are doing just that, but these investments go beyond dollars and cents. Each of these investments make a real difference in people's lives. In my own region, the government has announced the transformational investment of $66 million in the community of Tyendinaga, with the [more]