It will always concern military leaders when budgets are decreasing, especially in the face of a seemingly more hostile and uncertain world. But as you point out, Canada is not in a unique space. All of our allies are in a similar space. We have grown in the last six years from about $14 billion to about $21 billion. Some of that, as has been pointed out, has come with new fleets. Therefore, you really can't return to the old budget, because your new fleets come with an added budget for operations and management. But there's a heartening message that others in similar territory don't have. As you're well aware, the British forces have undergone a very significant cut that ate into their capabilities. Recently, they stood down their long-range patrol aircraft. In fact, during the war over Libya, Canada was asked to provide our Aurora aircraft to make up for some of the capabilities that had been given away by others.
Yes, I'm very concerned about a decreasing budget, as we may well be called upon as part of an alliance. However, I am heartened by the way I've been given the order to do it, and that is through efficiencies. They will be hard to find, but we will find them. I'm becoming more and more certain of the areas in which we will find them as we go forward.