Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government would give raises to the armed forces, speed up the acquisition of military equipment and grant new surveillance powers to the Canadian Coast Guard if he wins the election.

Carney, who is campaigning as leader of the Liberal Party, made the promises during an event at the Irving Shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday. But he didn’t commit to moving up his proposed timeline for Canada to hit the NATO defense-spending target.