Government promises

Renew the Canadian Coast Guard fleet.

Reinforce railway safety.

Toughen criminal laws in cases of domestic assault, with the goal of keeping survivors and children safe.

Ensure the Royal Canadian Navy is able to operate as a true maritime force.

Re-open the Maritime Rescue Sub-centre in St. John's, Newfoundland, and the Kitsilano Coast Guard Base in Vancouver.

Create an Office of Community Outreach and Counter-radicalization Coordinator.

Protect Canadians and our critical infrastructure from cyber threats.

Strengthen controls on handguns and assault weapons, and examine a full ban of both.

Enhance compensation for public safety officers who are permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty.

Restore funding to provinces and territories to support Heavy Urban Search and Rescue teams.

Develop a plan to better predict, prepare for, and respond to weather-related emergencies and natural disasters.

Ensure that the Canadian Armed Forces have the equipment they need.

Maintain current National Defence spending levels, including current planned increases.

Maintain Canada's strong commitment to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

Conduct an open and transparent defence strategy review.

Renew the focus on surveillance and control of Canadian territory, and approaches, particularly for our Arctic regions.

Launch an open and transparent competition to replace the CF-18 fighter aircraft.

Improve marine safety.

Repeal problematic elements of Bill C-51 to balance security with rights and freedoms.

Create a committee of Parliamentarians to review national security.

Increase the size of the Canadian Rangers.

Implement a strategy against gender violence.

Review the criminal justice system, including sentencing reforms, to ensure it keeps us safe and it is fair.

Undertake modernization efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system.

Address crimes that target seniors including elder abuse and online financial scams.

Lead conversations with the United States on the Safe Third Country Agreement.

Reduce the smuggling of opioids across Canadian borders in partnership with provinces, territories, and municipalities, and the United States.

Develop new policies and legislation to reduce organized crime and gang activity in Canada, including money laundering.

Seek additional opportunities to expand pre-clearance operations for travelers to the United States.

Chair the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration.

Lead the government’s plan on irregular migration, and ensure close collaboration with provinces, territories and municipalities.