MGen Walter Semianiw at the National Defence Committee

I would like to add something important to this discussion, Mr. Chairman.

Remember, throughout the year each department asks for additional money as part of its annual allocation. So in the Department of National Defence, I do go back to the department, clearly, and say, “Could you provide me with additional money, because General Jaeger needs that?”

So we provide that throughout the year to be able to meet this demand, to be able to say money does not prevent.... The department has provided me with a very simple line: money will not prevent our providing the support our men and women in uniform need. And that's where we're at right now.