Selkirk-Interlake Conservative MP James Bezan is questioning the process of the Liberal defence policy review.

Bezan, the Opposition Critic for National Defence, says the Conservatives submitted their findings last week as part of the Liberals' consultations with parliamentarians on National Defence policy. He says the Conservatives held more than 50 roundtable dicussions with experts across Canada, and considered over 700 online policy submissions, in their report to Government. However, Bezan questions what impact the consultations will have on policy.

"A large part of the defence policy review has already been pre-determined," Bezan claims. "We've already seen the government pull out of the combat mission against ISIS by bringing home the CF-18s. And we've seen then blindly commit 600 troops to the UN mission in Africa, that we still do not know what the details are."

"...This is being done in isolation without any participation on a review of foreign policy, or a review of homeland security," continues Bezan. "Those two key elements inform the defence policy."

Bezan adds on the procurement side of policy, while the Liberals are moving forward with the national shipbuilding strategy, he questions the decision to hit the reset button on the CF-18 replacement program.

"They've already ruled out one of the main weapons out there, the F-35," Bezan says. "Which, to us, doesn't make any sense when they should be allowed to compete in a fair and open competition."

"And it's a platform being bought by a majority of our allies, and NORAD and NATO."

Bezan notes the Conservatives will continue to try to engage debate in parliament on the matter of National Defence policy.