I will answer first, Mr. Chair, and the vice-chief will continue with the answers concerning the questions on the reserve forces.
First, for us, this is one of many challenges. We conduct budget planning and adjustments each year, at the beginning of the year and over its course. This 1.5% is not a disaster for us but, neither is it negligible. We must make adjustments. We submitted the budget allocations to each assistant deputy minister or their military counterparts. They are currently preparing the final expenditure plan for this year. We have to make adjustments and find efficiencies in-house. It is not the end of the world for us. We have to make adjustments to our internal planning like we do each year.
With regard to the reserve forces, we do not foresee an overall decrease. As the vice-chief has just said, it is very important for us.