After 9 years of this Liberal government, photo-op announcements are just new promises to break, and they don’t make up for his years of neglect that has left our military gutted and in a state of disrepair.

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Under the Liberals, only 58% of our forces stand ready to deploy and we are short almost 16,000 troops with a further 10,000 troops who are undertrained and undeployable. Our warships are rusting out, our fighter jets are worn out, our army has been hollowed out and entire air squadrons are being shut down because they don't have enough personnel. Our submarines are barely in the water and our warships are aging faster than expected.

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Conservatives will stand with our troops and restore the trust of our allies that the Liberals have lost. We will make real and credible efforts to work towards meeting our NATO spending commitments, we will restore our proud military and ensure they have the equipment and resources they need to do their job to protect Canada and defend our freedoms. And under our leadership, our military will be guided by a warrior culture not a woke culture. 

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We will protect our people, and our seas, skies and soil. We will stand on guard for our people and our home before all else. Our military will protect our national interest. including by carrying our weight in North America to secure and leverage more trade with the United States, all while becoming less reliant on them for our defence. 

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Job One is protecting our True North. Hostile powers like China and Russia want our resources, our shipping routes, and to be within striking distance of our continent. We won’t let them. We will defend our seas, our skies and our soil. We are the true north, strong and free. 

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Part One of our Canada First Plan for Our North will add 2,000 more Canadians Rangers, our eyes and ears in the North. It will deliver 4 heavy icebreakers for the Canadian Navy and Coast Guard. And we will establish Canada’s first permanent arctic military base since the end of the Cold War: CFB Iqaluit. The new base will host new F-35 fighter jets and Poseidon P-8 aircraft to detect, deter and destroy threats in our North. The base will also help NORAD protect our continent.

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We will cut red tape to speed up delivery of the already planned: missiles, refuelling aircraft, upgrades at the Forward Operating Locations in Inuvik, Yellowknife, and Goose Bay; Early Warning Aircraft, new submarines, tactical helicopters, and a new satellite ground station in the Arctic. 

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Conservatives will honour the service and sacrifice of the patriotic women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces and give them the tools they need to defend Canada.