It's a really important question. As we all know, we're facing global instability. We are facing an affordability issue. We are seeing a crisis in gas and other sectors. We are in a tariff war.
We have to focus on the priorities that matter most to Canadians: moving from reliance to resilience, building the strongest economy in the G7, securing our borders and investing in energy, infrastructure and the Canadian Armed Forces. That's exactly what we're laser-focused on.
Our comprehensive expenditure review was.... A mandate was given by Canadians to balance our operational budget in three years and to find savings to invest in areas in which investment was needed the most. That is exactly what we are focused on. That's where you see $48 billion for defence support. It's to provide modern equipment and training to men and women in uniform who are securing our borders and can protect our sovereignty and build Canada strong. We are investing in infrastructure.
Finding those underperforming initiatives and investing in Build Canada Homes to build affordable homes is the focus of this government and the focus of this exercise, which means more high-paying jobs in other sectors.
For example, we're hiring 1,000 RCMP officers and 1,000 CBSA officers. In defence, recruitment is at a 30-year high. Those are the investments we are making and focused on.
At the same time, we're trying to bring our public service to a sustainable level to balance our operational budget in the next three years.