Zimmer slams liberals over lack of arctic defence spending
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OTTAWA—Bob Zimmer MP for Prince George – Peace River- Northern Rockies released a statement about the latest federal budget.
“Despite earlier hints from the Prime Minister and promises of ‘robust’ investments by the Minister of Defence, the NDP-Liberal budget contained no new commitments to defend our Arctic sovereignty and security,” said Zimmer. “Instead, all Canadians got was a reannouncement from Budget 2021 and vague promises to ‘consider options’ for modernizing NORAD. The Liberal-NDP government promised a review of defence spending, but there are no timelines or plans for when this review will take place, nor any indication of how much funding will eventually go towards protecting our northern border.”
Zimmer continued on to say that experts have been warning the Trudeau government needs to boost its defense capabilities.
“What we needed from this NDP-Liberal budget was an understanding that urgent action and firm commitments are required to match today’s geopolitical realities. The fact that the budget contains neither of these is unacceptable and further shows that Justin Trudeau still does not take this issue seriously,” said Zimmer.
