Conservatives would cut foreign aid, reform procurement to fund military

Open this photo in gallery: Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a news conference in the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Claire, Que., on Feb. 15.Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would make cuts to foreign aid to fund additional defence spending if his party forms government - reductions that would include assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and Canada's stake in the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. In addition, Mr. Poilievre said he would find more money for Canada's military by cutting bureaucracy and reforming the process of purchasing…