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Armed forces & procurement

Clarion tracks Armed forces & procurement across Canada's legislative record — the bills tagged to it, the House and legislature debates that mention it, the government media around it, and the lobbying filed on it. Every number is a deterministic count cited to the official record. A policy grouping, never a position.

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What's moving here

All-time counts of records matching this area's curated bilingual anchors.

Bills
3
1 in the last 90 days
Debates
529
228 in the last 90 days
Government media
296
289 in the last 90 days

Bills in this area

Bills whose title or summary matches this sub-topic's anchors. A keyword grouping by subject — verify each against the official record; it does not indicate a position.

Recent records

The most recent debates, government media, and lobbying filings matching this area.

  1. Media2026-08-25

    Local cyclist carrying family history to Flanders Fields in Battlefield Bike Ride

    barrietoday

    Official record ↗

  2. Media2026-08-24

    ‘We’re almost there’: military aims for 3% of personnel to be Indigenous

    nunatsiaq

    Official record ↗

  3. Media2026-08-24

    Snowbirds' acrobatic display dazzles thousands in Charlo

    cbc-newbrunswick

    Official record ↗

  4. Media2026-08-21

    In Iqaluit or Pangnirtung? You may see more military activity this month

    nunatsiaq

    Official record ↗

  5. Media2026-08-20

    Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans can get free hunting licences in P.E.I.

    ctv-atlantic

    Official record ↗

  6. Debate2026-06-17

    Senator Busson

    Thank you, June, for your friendship, advice and unwavering support since my appointment in 2018. June, thank you for your years of service, your loyalty and yo…

    Official record ↗
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  1. Debate2026-06-17

    Senator Patterson

    I’m going to take a slightly different tack and talk about military housing. We know from the technical brief that housing on-base is covered under the Canadian…

    Official record ↗

  2. Debate2026-06-17

    Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville, CPC)

    Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give my last speech in this place. Having been here since 2015, I am retiring as of the end of the summer, and I appreciate this op…

    Official record ↗

  3. Debate2026-06-17

    Mr. Robertson

    Thank you, senator, for the question. Provinces and territories have the flexibility to direct this funding to build housing adjacent to bases in their various…

    Official record ↗

  4. Debate2026-06-16

    Hon. Claude Carignan

    Honourable senators, I rise today to speak to Bill C-33, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the…

    Official record ↗

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What's counted

This topic has no matching lobbying registrations in the registries Clarion ingests, so its activity reflects bills, debates, and government media only — never an inferred lobbying figure.

Every count is a deterministic tally of real records matching curated anchors — a way to group activity by policy area, not a measure of support, opposition, or outcome. Bills are grouped by subject, never by stance.

Most recent tracked activity: 2026-08-25.

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