Mr. Bains talked about lapsed spending. Back in 2018, Parliament unanimously supported my motion to end all lapsed spending for Veterans Affairs.
Perhaps you can speak about the estimates in terms of the likelihood that some defence spending allocated to the current fiscal year will be lapsed. We know it's been typical, since 2015, for some portion of defence spending to be budgeted but not spent. Is lapsed funding more common for defence versus other areas of federal spending?
I know it's not just the Liberals. The Conservatives left a billion dollars unspent for Veterans Affairs during their term.