Mr. Speaker, as I just indicated, we are delivering savings approaching half a billion dollars by streamlining, simplifying and centralizing procedure processes, including the human resources process. Of course, the end of the Afghanistan mission will see more of those savings. The member and the member for St. John's East would have this department in a shambles, as did the Liberals, with their proposals for cuts across the board.
In the House of Commons on March 6th, 2013. See this statement in context.