Thank you, Mr. Chair, and my thanks to the witnesses for appearing today. As a member of Parliament who hosts Canada's 8 Wing at CFB Trenton, I have a great understanding of some of the issues surrounding our Canadian Forces personnel and their requirements. Any equipment the Canadian Forces purchases is the best equipment. It tends to be expensive, but I think you have support for that expense from the people of Canada.
The main estimates indicate that one of the factors contributing to the net decrease of the DND budget had to do with the $255.7 million for the Canada First defence strategy. What programs within the CFDS no longer require funding? Sometimes there are issues surrounding the manner in which this is reported.
I have two supplementary questions. The main estimates indicate that approximately $2.2 billion will be spent on joint and common readiness, a topic this committee has been studying. What programs and activities will these funds be supporting?