Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
The Department of National Defence made the headlines this week.
Some of our soldiers in Latvia, in particular, are required to pay for their equipment out of their own pockets. However, we also know that this department doesn't spend its budgets from year to year. Consequently, why do we have underequipped soldiers who are required to pay for their equipment out of their own pockets, and a department that isn't spending the money set aside to equip its soldiers?