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David McGuintyMinister of National Defence

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Party
Liberal
Riding
Ottawa South
Jurisdiction
Canada (Federal)

Role as last recorded — rosters change between elections and cabinet shuffles; verify currency against the official source.

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Recent interventions

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  1. Points of Order — Correction to Official Record

    Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I mistakenly voted while paired this morning, so I would like to request unanimous consent to withdraw my vote on division 162, the motion to proceed to orders of the day, taken…

    2026-06-16House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  2. Aerospace Industry

    Mr. Speaker, our investments in Canada's space capabilities, the member will know, will translate into new jobs, stronger supply chains, greater industrial capacity and a more resilient Canadian economy. We are taking de…

    2026-06-11House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  3. National Defence

    Mr. Speaker, we are acquiring a new fleet of fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The member knows that. We are reviewing all procurement approaches so that they align with the interests of Canadians and the n…

    2026-06-11House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  4. Taxation

    Mr. Speaker, what is weak is the narrative. The Leader of the Opposition knows that his handful of tax changes are not going to contend with the economic challenges we are facing in the United States. They are not going…

    2026-06-10House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  5. National Defence

    Mr. Speaker, I am not sure where the member has been, but he has not been to any of our 33 bases lately. He is not seeing the investments that are being made there. He is not seeing the improvements that have been showin…

    2026-06-10House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  6. La défense nationale

    Monsieur le Président, nous allons continuer d'investir de façon réfléchie, systématique et rigoureuse dans les Forces armées canadiennes. Le nombre de demandes d'enrôlement a augmenté de 61 % par rapport à l'année derni…

    2026-06-10House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  7. National Defence

    Mr. Speaker, it is a good day to answer this question, because, in fact, a year ago today we announced that we would achieve 2% of our GDP expenditures for defence. I remember where the member was at the end of the Harpe…

    2026-06-10House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  8. National Defence

    Mr. Speaker, we are going to continue to make thoughtful, systematic and disciplined investments in the Canadian Armed Forces. Applications are up 61% year over year. The number of folks brought into the system is up 13%…

    2026-06-10House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  9. The Economy

    Mr. Speaker, here are the facts. We added 88,000 jobs last month. Unemployment is down. Foreign direct investment is up at the highest it has been in 20 years, the highest in the G7. We have dropped our fuel excise tax b…

    2026-06-09House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

  10. L'économie

    Monsieur le Président, je vais expliquer ce que nous avons fait pour les Canadiens, rien que dans le secteur de la défense: navires de soutien interarmées, 3 500 emplois; navires de patrouille extracôtiers et de l'Arctiq…

    2026-06-09House of CommonsOfficial record ↗

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